Senior FPGA Engineer & Project Lead – DO-254

Job Title

Senior FPGA Engineer & Project Lead – DO-254

Role Summary

Lead technical activities for DO-254 safety-critical FPGA hardware projects, overseeing FPGA design, verification, integration, and project-level coordination for real-time embedded aerospace systems.

Work with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with certification objectives, schedule, and quality targets.

Experience Level

Senior — posting specifies 3 to 8 years of FPGA design and development experience (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical leadership, project planning, and hands-on FPGA design and verification.

• Provide technical leadership for DO-254 complex electronic hardware projects and drive issue resolution.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices, communication, and project discipline.
• Define project-level scope, objectives, success criteria, and maintain detailed project plans with timelines, milestones, resource allocation, and risk assessments.
• Coordinate FPGA development activities: estimate workload, allocate tasks, and track progress.
• Design, implement, and verify FPGA/CPLD hardware in compliance with DO-254.
• Perform requirements analysis, detailed design, root-cause investigation, and implement corrective actions.
• Develop HDL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog), simulation environments, and verification tests, including HIL.
• Use FPGA tools for synthesis, simulation, and integration; generate and drive testing strategies through verification teams.
• Manage risks and issues, communicate with stakeholders, and ensure alignment with schedule, quality, and compliance objectives.

Requirements

Key must-have skills and constraints derived from the posting. (Education requirements are listed separately below.)

• 3 to 8 years of FPGA design and development experience using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Hands-on experience with FPGA toolchains for synthesis, simulation, and integration; embedded systems experience; C programming is a plus.
• Familiarity with DO-178C, PCB/CBA work, or SoC architectures is a benefit.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective communication/interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently, lead work packages, and coordinate technical teams.
• Willingness to travel approximately six weeks per year; preference for candidates near Platteville, WI or Hartford, CT.
• U.S. citizenship required; dual citizenship must be disclosed.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, or Mathematics field.

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.