FPGA Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Design and verify FPGA/ASIC solutions for electronic Safe and Arm Devices used in Department of Defense armament systems. Work on FPGA architecture, HDL development, firmware integration, and hardware validation within a hardware engineering team.

Experience Level

Mid-level: requires multiple years of hands-on FPGA and embedded systems experience; see Education Requirements for specific years-of-experience equivalencies.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Define hardware specifications and FPGA architectures.
• Develop HDL in Verilog targeting Antifuse and Flash FPGAs (Microsemi/Actel).
• Implement verification using SystemVerilog UVM and conduct simulations with QuestaSim.
• Integrate and test firmware; program microcontrollers in C and C# as required.
• Perform hardware bring-up, testing, and debugging using logic analyzers and JTAG/ICE tools.
• Analyze hardware performance and collaborate with firmware and systems teams to meet requirements.
• Contribute to process improvements to increase design quality and reduce time-to-market.

Requirements

Must-have skills:

• Proven experience with Verilog for FPGA logic design.
• Proficiency in embedded C programming and code optimization for constrained systems.
• Familiarity with FPGA toolchains and simulation (examples include Microsemi/Actel tools and QuestaSim).
• Hands-on experience with hardware debug equipment such as logic analyzers and JTAG/ICE debuggers.
• Experience developing for Antifuse or Flash FPGA device families.

Nice-to-have:

• SystemVerilog verification experience (AVM, VMM, OVM, UVM).
• Experience creating C# solutions for Flash microcontrollers.
• Prior work on Department of Defense armament or other safety-critical systems.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree plus at least six years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree plus at least four years of relevant experience; equivalent practical experience will be considered.

About the Company

Company: Aminov Search Partners

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