Senior FPGA Engineer

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Relocation bonus

Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering – FPGA Engineer
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Employment Type: Full-Time

Summary:
Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior FPGA Engineer to support the architecture, design, development, and verification of next-generation Electronic Safe and Arm Devices (Fuzes) utilized within advanced Department of Defense weapon systems. This position will focus on FPGA architecture, Verilog HDL development, SystemVerilog verification, embedded firmware development, and hardware integration activities. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in FPGA design, embedded systems, digital logic design, hardware verification, and real-time system development. The selected candidate will work with cutting-edge technologies supporting mission-critical aerospace and defense applications while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.

Key Responsibilities:
(1) FPGA Architecture & Design
Analyze system requirements and develop FPGA architectures.
Design, implement, and debug FPGA solutions for Electronic Safe and Arm Devices.
Develop FPGA logic using Verilog HDL.
Design state machines, timer chains, sensor interfaces, communication protocols, ADC/DAC interfaces, and sequence verification logic.
Support Microsemi / Actel FPGA development environments.
(2) Verification & Validation
Develop and execute FPGA verification plans.
Perform functional verification using SystemVerilog methodologies.
Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and peer reviews.
Conduct simulation, validation, and debugging activities.
(3) Embedded Systems Development
Develop embedded software using C.
Implement data structures, algorithms, and optimized embedded code.
Support microcontroller development and integration activities.
Develop and maintain firmware for hardware platforms.
(4) Hardware Debugging & Integration
Debug FPGA and embedded hardware designs.
Utilize: Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers, JTAG/ICE Debuggers
Support laboratory testing and hardware bring-up activities.
(5) Process Improvement
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Improve hardware and firmware development methodologies.
Ensure product quality and accelerated time-to-market.

Education:
Bachelor's Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience (OR) Master's Degree with 4+ years of relevant experience (OR) 10+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Required Experience:
(1) FPGA Development
Strong Verilog HDL development experience.
Digital logic design and architecture experience.
FPGA design, simulation, implementation, and debugging.
(2) Embedded Software
Strong C programming experience.
Embedded systems development experience.
Experience implementing: Algorithms, Data structures, Real-time embedded applications
(3) Hardware Development
Experience with: Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers, JTAG/ICE Debuggers
(4) Development Methodologies
Design Verification
Code Reviews
Unit Testing
Product Testing
Prototype Development
(5) Version Control
Experience with: Git, SVN, TFS

Preferred Qualifications:
SystemVerilog Verification
UVM
OVM
AVM
VMM
C# Development
Microcontroller Firmware Development
Microsemi / Actel FPGA Experience
QuestaSim Simulation Environment
Aerospace & Defense Industry Experience
DO-254 Exposure
Safety-Critical Systems Development