Principal FPGA Engineer (P4)
Location: Tucson, AZ | 100% Onsite
Company: Legion Technical Solutions (LTS)
Position Overview
Legion Technical Solutions (LTS) is seeking an experienced Principal FPGA Engineer to support advanced aerospace and defense technology programs in Tucson, Arizona.
This position offers the opportunity to develop and deliver sophisticated FPGA-based solutions supporting mission-critical systems, including radar, RF signal processing, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) applications, embedded processing, and high-speed digital interfaces.
The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on VHDL design experience, FPGA architecture and verification expertise, and a demonstrated ability to deliver production-quality FPGA solutions from initial concept through system integration and deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, simulate, verify, and implement complex FPGA solutions using VHDL.
- Architect FPGA-based systems, including device selection, interface definition, and system-level design considerations.
- Translate system requirements into detailed FPGA design and verification requirements.
- Develop FPGA solutions for radar, RF/EO signal processing, high-speed interfaces, embedded processors, and control applications.
- Perform synthesis, place-and-route, timing analysis, and hardware integration.
- Develop self-checking verification environments using directed and constrained-random testing techniques.
- Support FPGA integration, debugging, troubleshooting, and system-level testing.
- Deliver production-quality FPGA releases from proof of concept through final implementation.
- Collaborate with systems engineers, circuit card designers, software engineers, and verification teams.
- Prepare technical documentation, including requirements, verification plans, design specifications, and user guides.
- Participate in technical design reviews and support program schedules and engineering milestones.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 8 years of relevant engineering experience, including experience in at least one of the following:
- Digital design and VHDL coding.
- FPGA development using Xilinx or Microsemi devices and associated development tools.
- Delivering FPGA solutions for system-level applications.
- Hands-on FPGA integration, testing, and debugging.
- Strong understanding of digital hardware design principles and FPGA development methodologies.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Ability to work 100% onsite in Tucson, Arizona.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:
- Radar signal processing and digital signal processing (DSP).
- Image processing for visible and infrared sensor applications.
- Embedded systems utilizing ARM, MicroBlaze, or Nios processors.
- Gigabit serial interfaces and multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs).
- SystemVerilog and Universal Verification Methodology (UVM).
- Constrained-random verification, functional coverage, and code coverage.
- Hardware emulation platforms such as Veloce.
- FPGA architecture, requirements development, and verification planning.
- Production FPGA releases supporting aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability systems.
Why Join Legion Technical Solutions?
At LTS, we connect accomplished engineering professionals with technically challenging opportunities supporting advanced aerospace and defense programs.
This position provides the opportunity to:
- Work on sophisticated FPGA technologies supporting mission-critical applications.
- Contribute to the complete FPGA development lifecycle, from architecture through production.
- Collaborate with experienced multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Apply your technical expertise to complex, high-performance digital systems.
Work Location
Tucson, Arizona — 100% Onsite
This position requires working onsite at our client's engineering facility. Remote and hybrid arrangements are not available.
Apply Today
If you are an experienced FPGA Engineer with a strong background in VHDL, digital design, FPGA integration, and production hardware development, we encourage you to apply.
Legion Technical Solutions (LTS)
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