Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Role Summary

Senior FPGA Design Engineer responsible for FPGA architecture, RTL design, verification, timing closure, board-level hardware interaction, and system-level integration for high-speed GPS and related systems. Work within an engineering team delivering avionics/defense-grade hardware and firmware.

Role requires solving complex timing and interface challenges and supporting bring-up and validation of FPGA-based systems. Annual salary range: $150,000 - $220,000.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 5–10+ years of hands-on FPGA design and development experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Define FPGA and system architecture for high-speed, timing-critical designs.
• Develop RTL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog) and perform functional verification.
• Perform synthesis, timing analysis, and timing closure using modern toolflows.
• Design and validate high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR4, SerDes, Ethernet, MIPI, SPI, I2C, UART, RS232/485).
• Collaborate with PCB/hardware engineers on board-level integration and signal integrity issues.
• Lead bring-up, system validation, and debug of FPGA-based hardware/software integrations.
• Produce design documentation, design reviews, and test plans; mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

Must-have and preferred qualifications:

• Must-have: 5+ years hands-on FPGA design experience with RTL design (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog) and FPGA toolflows.
• Must-have: Experience with Xilinx (including SoC devices) or Intel/Altera FPGAs; familiarity with AMD Vivado, Intel Quartus, ModelSim or equivalent tools.
• Must-have: Practical experience with high-speed circuit design and interfaces (PCIe, DDR4, SerDes, Ethernet, etc.) and timing analysis/closure.
• Must-have: Proven ability to perform board-level bring-up and system-level validation.
• Nice-to-have: ASIC experience (Cadence/Synopsys flows), embedded software (C/C++), Python/Bash/TCL scripting, and experience with safety-critical or defense/aerospace projects.
• Must-have: US citizenship (required). Active security clearance is a strong advantage.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Security clearance or experience in security-cleared environments is noted as a strong advantage.

About the Company

Company: Moog

Headquarters: East Aurora, New York, United States

Moog designs and manufactures precision motion control products and systems for aerospace, defense, industrial and medical markets, including flight control actuators, servo valves, and control electronics.