FPGA Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Develop FPGA-based hardware solutions for safety-critical avionics products in accordance with DO-254 guidance. Support design, verification, hardware validation, and certification activities as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team. This is an on-site position in Exton, PA.

Experience Level

Entry-level / Early Career — typically 2+ years of FPGA or ASIC development experience.

Responsibilities

Primary duties include FPGA design, verification, and lab validation across the product lifecycle.

• Design, implement, and verify FPGA logic targeting Xilinx FPGAs using Vivado.
• Develop RTL in Verilog and/or VHDL and maintain requirements traceability and design documentation.
• Perform RTL simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, place-and-route, and timing closure activities.
• Execute hardware validation, board bring-up, lab testing, and system-level debugging.
• Collaborate with Systems, Software, PCB Design, and Manufacturing teams from concept through production.
• Contribute certification artifacts and support DO-254 compliance tasks.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and compliance requirements; listed nice-to-have items separately.

• Must-have: Minimum 2+ years of FPGA or ASIC development experience (regulated or safety-critical environments preferred).
• Must-have: Proficiency in Verilog or VHDL and RTL design methodologies.
• Must-have: Hands-on experience with Xilinx FPGA architectures and the Vivado tool suite.
• Must-have: Experience with RTL simulation tools (ModelSim, Questa, or similar) and strong board-level debugging skills.
• Must-have: Understanding of FPGA development workflows: verification, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and hardware validation.
• Must-have: U.S. person requirement: candidate must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.
• Nice-to-have: Exposure to DO-254 processes (requirements-based design, verification, configuration management).
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with interfaces such as I2C, SPI, JTAG, Ethernet, PCIe, and video protocols.
• Nice-to-have: Strong interpersonal skills for cross-discipline collaboration.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

About the Company

Company: Innovative Aerosystems

Headquarters: Exton, PA, USA

Designs and manufactures safety-critical avionics and cockpit systems for commercial, military, and business aircraft. Product lines include flat panel displays, flight information computers, autothrottles, engine and fuel instrumentation, and RVSM air data solutions. Over 30 years of certified avionics development focused on improving situational awareness and flight safety.