FPGA Design Engineer Senior

The Global Edge Consultants, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Global Edge Consultants, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

POSITION OVERVIEW:
We are seeking an experienced FPGA Design Engineer Sr to support advanced space-based mission processing and remote sensing payload initiatives within a highly classified aerospace and defense environment. This role is responsible for developing, integrating, and testing FPGA hardware solutions supporting onboard mission processing operations for flight hardware systems. The ideal candidate has strong experience with Vivado, VHDL/Verilog development, FPGA subsystem integration, and space-based hardware processing environments supporting advanced aerospace and national security programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Develop FPGA-based mission processing capabilities supporting remote sensing payloads and onboard flight hardware operations
Utilize Vivado Design Suite along with VHDL and Verilog for FPGA development and deployment activities
Develop understanding of mission processing code written in C++ and implement hardware processing solutions
Develop, integrate, and test processor subsystem features and interfaces within FPGA hardware environments
Generate system requirements, FPGA code, and test bench development supporting mission-critical aerospace systems
Collaborate closely with research scientists, software engineers, and FPGA engineering teams within the APEX organization
Support FPGA architecture, simulation, verification, validation, integration, and testing activities
Support deployment of processing algorithms onto advanced flight hardware systems
Participate within Agile and highly collaborative engineering environments supporting advanced space technologies
Support mission-critical aerospace and national security programs involving remote sensing and onboard processing capabilities
Contribute to development of advanced FPGA and mission processing solutions supporting next-generation space systems

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline
Ability to obtain TS/SCI Security Clearance required
Understanding of HDL programming languages including VHDL and Verilog
Experience designing utilizing Vivado Design Suite
U.S. Citizenship required

Additional Qualifications
Proficiency utilizing MATLAB and C++
Digital logic design experience
Experience interfacing FPGAs with processors
Familiarity with Vitis Model Composer and MATLAB HDL Coder
Familiarity with Xilinx FPGA platforms and development tools
Knowledge of FPGA concepts including clock domains, memory hierarchies, and routing
Experience supporting FPGA/ASIC lifecycle activities including architecture, design, simulation, verification, validation, integration, and testing
Knowledge of space-grade or space-qualified FPGA and ASIC technologies
Experience supporting highly classified aerospace, defense, or national security programs preferred

The Global Edge Consultants, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Global Edge Consultants, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
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