Senior FPGA Engineer & Project Lead - DO-254

Job Title

Senior FPGA Engineer & Project Lead - DO-254

Role Summary

Technical lead for DO-254 complex electronic hardware projects focusing on real-time embedded and safety-critical FPGA design, verification, integration, and testing. Work with cross-functional teams to deliver avionics-grade FPGA systems compliant with certification objectives.

Position operates in a distributed environment; work can be onsite, hybrid (Connecticut), or fully remote depending on project needs.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 3 to 8 years of FPGA design experience as listed in the posting; leadership and project coordination responsibilities expected.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate FPGA development and verification activities within DO-254 projects and ensure technical follow-through across teams.

• Provide technical leadership and resolve complex issues across FPGA, hardware integration, and verification teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices and project discipline.
• Define and maintain project-level scope, timelines, milestones, resource allocation, and risk assessments.
• Design, implement, and verify FPGA/CPLD hardware in compliance with DO-254 requirements.
• Develop HDL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog), create simulation environments, and author verification tests including HIL.
• Use FPGA toolchains for synthesis, simulation, and integration; coordinate testing strategies with verification teams.
• Perform requirements analysis, detailed design, root cause investigations, and corrective actions.
• Manage risks and issues to keep projects aligned with schedule, quality, and compliance objectives.

Requirements

Key must-have skills and employer expectations.

• 3–8 years of hands-on FPGA design and development experience.
• Proficient in HDL development: VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Experience with FPGA toolflows for synthesis, simulation, and integration.
• Experience leading technical work packages and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship required; dual citizenship must be disclosed.
• Willingness to travel approximately six weeks per year; preference for candidates located near Platteville, WI or Hartford, CT.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with DO-178C software lifecycle considerations.
• Experience working directly with PCBs/CBAs and SoC architectures.
• C programming experience for embedded integration.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) and Agile methodologies.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, or Mathematics field as stated in the posting.

About the Company

Company: CS Group USA

CS Group USA is the U.S. subsidiary of CS Group specializing in the development and certification of safety‑critical aerospace systems. It provides engineering, FPGA and embedded-systems design, verification, and testing for avionics manufacturers, supporting DO-254/DO-178 projects and operating a primarily remote, cross‑state team with competitive compensation and benefits.