Senior FPGA Design & Development Engineer

Location: Melbourne, FL – Hybrid, 3 Days Onsite
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Visa:
Industry: Aerospace
Work Authorization: ITAR Role

About the Company

A leading aerospace organization focused on advanced electronics, embedded systems, communications, and high-performance FPGA-based technologies.

About the Role

The Senior FPGA Design & Development Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, debugging, and integrating FPGA-based systems using VHDL, DSP algorithms, and Xilinx FPGA technologies. The role will work closely with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams to support FPGA development, hardware bring-up, laboratory validation, and system integration activities.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and document FPGA-based solutions using VHDL.

• Implement DSP and digital signal processing algorithms in FPGA hardware.

• Develop FPGA designs using Xilinx FPGA architectures and development tools.

• Model and simulate DSP algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink.

• Perform FPGA board bring-up, hardware debugging, and laboratory validation.

• Conduct timing analysis and achieve timing closure.

• Support hardware and software system integration and testing.

• Perform simulation and verification using ModelSim and/or Questa.

• Troubleshoot FPGA, hardware, and system-level issues.

• Work in a Linux development environment.

• Participate in design reviews, technical discussions, and verification activities.

• Capture system and design requirements and maintain detailed engineering documentation.

• Support structured development, verification, and configuration-management processes.

• Collaborate with hardware, software, systems, and test engineering teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred.

• Strong professional experience in FPGA design and development.

• Strong hands-on VHDL development experience.

• Experience implementing DSP algorithms in FPGA hardware.

• Experience with Xilinx FPGA architectures and development tools.

• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink modeling and simulation.

• Experience with FPGA hardware bring-up and laboratory debugging.

• Experience with timing analysis and timing closure.

• Experience working in Linux development environments.

• due to ITAR requirements.

• Must be willing to work 3 days onsite in Melbourne, FL.

Required Skills:

• Strong VHDL FPGA development experience.

• DSP / Digital Signal Processing implementation in FPGA hardware.

• Xilinx FPGA tools and architectures.

• MATLAB/Simulink modeling and simulation.

• Hardware lab testing and system integration.

• Linux development environment experience.

• Timing analysis and timing closure.

• FPGA board bring-up and hardware debugging.

• ModelSim and/or Questa experience.

• Requirements capture and detailed design documentation.

Preferred Skills:

• Aerospace or defense industry experience.

• Automotive industry experience.

• RF, SDR, radar, or communications systems experience.

• Experience with high-speed digital systems.

• Experience with FPGA-based signal-processing applications.

• Experience supporting software and system integration activities.

• Experience working within structured development and verification processes.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Competitive Salary

• Full-Time Permanent Employment

Equal Opportunity Statement

The position is hybrid with 3 days onsite in Melbourne, FL. This is an ITAR-controlled role and requires candidates to be Holders. No visa sponsorship. No Corp-to-Corp.