Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Electronic Combat Solutions Hardware Engineering Group to design, implement, and support FPGA-based systems across the development lifecycle. The role focuses on RTL development, synthesis, timing closure, verification support, lab bring-up, and field/product support for high-speed digital designs.

This position requires onsite work at a BAE Systems facility and involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to meet technical and program requirements.

Experience Level

Senior. Typical guidance: approximately 4+ years of relevant experience (see Education Requirements for degree/experience tradeoffs).

Responsibilities

Deliver FPGA designs from requirements and micro-architecture through implementation, verification, and product support.

• Translate requirements into RTL and own RTL coding (VHDL or Verilog).
• Perform synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and static timing analysis.
• Develop basic simulation testbenches and perform digital simulation (Modelsim/Questa).
• Debug in the lab: board bring-up, hardware verification, and root-cause analysis.
• Implement clock domain crossing techniques and high-speed interface protocols (SERDES, PCIe, DDR, LVDS, etc.).
• Maintain revision-control workflows and contribute to scripting/automation (Tcl, Python, Perl, shell).
• Provide product support and collaborate with verification and hardware teams to resolve issues.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, clearances, and work-eligibility.

• U.S. citizenship required and must be able to obtain Secret security clearance.
• Experience with FPGA or ASIC design and development, including RTL design (VHDL preferred or Verilog).
• Familiarity with Xilinx Vivado or Intel/Altera Quartus toolflows.
• Digital simulation experience with Modelsim/Questa and static timing analysis tools.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces such as SERDES, PCIe, DDR2/3/4, and LVDS.
• Revision control experience (GIT, CVS, Clearcase, Subversion, etc.).
• Scripting or automation experience (Perl, Tcl, Python, shell) to support flows and testbenches.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, written, and oral communication skills; able to work in a team environment.
• Willingness to be mentored and to mentor others as appropriate.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree is expected (posting indicates ~4+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor's); an advanced degree may reduce the years-of-experience requirement. Equivalent practical experience is acceptable where specified by the employer.

About the Company

Company: BAE Systems

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Global defense, aerospace and security company delivering products and services for air, land and naval forces, advanced electronics, cyber and intelligence solutions, and space and mission systems for government and commercial customers.