FPGA Engineer / FPGA Hardware Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Engineer / FPGA Hardware Engineer

Role Summary

Hands-on FPGA/ASIC engineer responsible for RTL design, verification, and generation of certification artifacts for airborne electronic hardware. Works with cross-functional engineering teams to develop, verify, and integrate FPGA-based subsystems on aggressive schedules.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Typically requires a minimum of 5 years relevant experience, or 3 years with an advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Deliver RTL and verification for FPGA/SoPC/ASIC projects and support certification and integration activities.

• Capture, decompose, and maintain requirements and traceability.
• Develop RTL and testbenches in VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog.
• Define verification strategies and implement on-hardware verification environments, test frameworks, and tools.
• Create hardware test cases, procedures, and perform integration testing.
• Perform ASIC/FPGA/SoPC verification using inspection, analysis, simulation, and hardware test methods.
• Produce DO-254 DAL-A artifacts for Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH) developments.
• Participate in peer reviews and FAA SOI audits; communicate status with engineering, program management, and customers.
• Recommend improvements to the ASIC/FPGA design and verification flow; mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

Required technical skills and experience for immediate contribution.

• Experience writing RTL and testbenches using VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog and UVM (constrained-random, functional/code coverage).
• Familiarity with DO-254 processes and design assurance activities for ASIC/FPGA/SoPC developments.
• Proficiency with FPGA toolchains and simulators (examples: Questasim, Vivado, Libero, Synplify Pro).
• Experience with Linux/Unix and scripting; competent in C/C++, Python, and/or Perl.
• Experience with common data interfaces (PCIe, DDR, I2C, Ethernet, CDN, ARINC-429).
• Ability to work with minimal supervision across distributed teams and meet aggressive milestones.

Nice-to-have:

• Previous experience producing certification artifacts for airborne systems.
• Experience recommending and deploying verification tooling and process improvements.

Education Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field with a minimum of 3 years of experience; equivalent practical experience may be acceptable.

About the Company

Company: Tekfortune

Tekfortune is a software solutions and staffing firm that provides project development, staff augmentation, and recruitment services across industries including healthcare, banking, finance, telecommunications, and aviation. The company delivers custom software, consulting, and workforce solutions to mid-market and enterprise clients.