ASIC/FPGA Design Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking an ASIC/FPGA Design Engineer in Grand Prairie, TX for a one-year contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company.

The ASIC/FPGA Design Engineer will support programmable logic design for advanced aerospace and defense systems. This role includes FPGA architecture, RTL development, simulation, verification, hardware-in-the-loop testing, board-level debugging, integration, configuration control, and technical documentation. The position requires FPGA design and verification experience, HDL programming skills, Xilinx/AMD tool experience, and the ability to support complex digital hardware development.

Required Skills

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related STEM field from an accredited university.
• Bachelor’s degree with 6–8 years of relevant experience, or master’s degree with 4–6 years of relevant experience.
• 3+ years of professional experience with FPGA design and simulation verification or a related discipline.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
• Proficiency with HDL programming using VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog.
• Experience with Xilinx/AMD toolsets such as Vivado, Vitis, and Vitis HLS.
• Experience with UltraScale design methodology.
• Experience with FPGA simulation tools such as Synopsys VCS.
• Strong understanding of digital design principles, including timing analysis, clock domain crossing, and signal integrity.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces such as AXI, Ethernet, TCP/IP, PCIe, and serial protocols.
• Practical lab debug experience using high-speed oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators.
• Familiarity with Synopsys EDA tools.
• Ability to create test plans, simulation models, and verification environments.
• Ability to collaborate with systems, software, hardware, mechanical, test, manufacturing, and quality teams.

Preferred Skills

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related technical field.
• Missile program experience.
• Experience with SystemVerilog, Verilog, C/C++, MATLAB, or Simulink.
• Experience with Synopsys Synplify, Synopsys VCS, NCSim, or ChipScope tools.
• Experience with Xilinx/AMD and MicroSemi/Microchip part families, internal FPGA fabric, and IP.
• Experience implementing NSA algorithms such as AES or counter mode.
• Experience managing configuration control, preferably with GitLab.
• Experience with UVM and Simulink/HDL Coder integration.
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging at the board level, including FPGA validation.
• Experience across the full ASIC/FPGA lifecycle, including architecture, design, simulation, verification, validation, integration, and test.
• Controls and digital loop-closure application knowledge.
• Networking experience with Ethernet switches, routers, firewalls, tcpdump, or Wireshark.
• Active DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance.

What You’ll Do

• Define architecture and design specifications for ASIC/FPGA components.
• Write clean, maintainable RTL using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Develop synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure strategies.
• Create test plans, simulation models, and verification environments using tools such as UVM, SystemC, or Python-based testbenches.
• Lead hardware-in-the-loop testing, board-level debugging, and subsystem hardware integration.
• Conduct timing analysis, power budgeting, and resource utilization studies.
• Manage configuration control using GitLab or equivalent tools.
• Maintain version-controlled repositories and artifact traceability.
• Produce design documentation, including specifications, test plans, verification reports, and release packages.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in FPGA development, verification, and configuration management.

Pay

• $88.99 per hour

Job ID: 22061

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.