Sr. Advanced FPGA/Firmware Engineer

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

As a Sr Advanced FPGA/Firmware Engineer for the Torpedo Systems Group, you will work with engineering teams to develop, deliver, and maintain software and firmware products. Additionally, you will be the government customer onsite and frontline engineering representative as needed and when new products are delivered to help with installation, troubleshooting issues, and assist in corrective actions across several development programs. 

Duties and Tasks:

• Contribute to design, verification and documentation for FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) developments
• Participates in architecture, system simulation and detailed design approach
• Defines module interfaces and all aspects of device design and simulation
• Evaluates the process flow including but not limited to high level design, synthesis, place and route, timing and power utilization
• Verifies test results and analyzes performance
• Develops and presents requirements, concepts, designs, decisions and results to internal management, other organizations, teammates and customer
• Participates in the improvement of the FPGA organizational processes
• Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle
• Working in a Linux environment
• Writing in C and Multithreaded programming
• Working with Real Time Operating Systems

What sets you apart:  

• Contributes to the development of new theories and methods in FPGA engineering
• Expert knowledge of Software Source Control tools and concepts (Git preferred)
• Excellent knowledge of other related disciplines
• Proven experience with hardware troubleshooting using tools such as DMM, Oscilloscopes, Power Supplies, Function Generators, etc. 
• Excellent awareness of business objectives and Engineering’s role in achieving
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and ability to establish strong relationships
• Provides resolution to problems to a diverse range of complex problems which require the use of ingenuity and creativity

This position is on-site in either Middletown RI or Canonsburg PA.

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Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans