Sr. FPGA Engineer

Sr. FPGA Engineer

Melbourne, FL Onsite

Visa: Open

Experience level: 5 to 10 yrs Exp

Client: Aerospace

Job Description

The Electrical Engineer designs, tests and documents safety-critical hardware. Responsible for developing and supporting FPGA/CPLD designs through all phases of design and system integration for high-reliability embedded aerospace and ground based vehicle systems applications.

Responsibilities

Perform activities such as requirements generation, design, RTL-synthesis, test bench development and design simulation, static timing and power analysis, and requirements based design verification.
Prototype evaluation, design-to-cost tradeoffs, design reviews, qualification test support, system integration support, production and obsolescence support tasks.
Maintain the desire to stay current in the continuously developing field and to expand knowledge base and skills in FPGA design and digital hardware engineering.
Works with hardware engineers and senior management to enhance existing applications and build additional applications
Designs and develops hardware systems
Tests and modifies hardware to ensure it meets specifications and requirements
Understands and utilizes internal processes and tools for the development of hardware
Decisions may have minor impact on cost, schedule, and technical performance
Contributes to engineering estimates on simple hardware designs
Improved depth of product domain knowledge
Bachelor's Degree and 5-10+ years work experience or Master s Degree and 3+ years of work experience.

Required Skills

Experience with VHDL, System Verilog designs and UVM test benches
Please for Aerospace an DO-254 experience
5-10+ years circuit design experience, with the demonstrated ability to design HDL-based FPGAs and CPLDs.
Knowledge of digital electronic devices and circuit design principles. Experience using design/analysis tools, such as Timing Designer and Hyperlynx a plus.
Hands-on hardware build, test, and integration experience.
Motivated self-starter with the ability to effectively work in a team environment.
Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability, along with follow-up and monitoring skills.
Strong written and oral presentation skills.
Experience with Matlab and Simulink for auto-generation of FPGA code
Familiarity with FPGA integration into digital circuit card designs to ensure electrical integrity of FPGA design in embedded applications.
5-10 years work experience
Up to 25% Travel
Minimum Training/Education: BSEE

Must Have Skills Matrix

Must have skills:

No. of year of experience

FPGA Design

D0-254

System Verilog designs/ UVM

VHDL Coding

Design Verification testing or Target testing in lab
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