FPGA Design Engineer – Verification (Hybrid – Owego, NY)

About the role

We are seeking an FPGA Design and Verification Engineer for a global aerospace company. In this role, you will lead FPGA/ASIC verification for safety-critical avionics hardware, ensuring DO-254 Level A compliance through rigorous requirements analysis, simulation, testing, and certification support. This is an 8-month contract (extensions likely) with a hybrid schedule in Owego, NY.

Responsibilities

• Lead ASIC & FPGA development on R&D programs.
• Develop automation scripts to improve FPGA development efforts.
• Collaborate with Systems Architects, RF/Analog & Digital Circuit designers, and ASIC/FPGA engineers to create leading-edge products for future business growth, contributing to complex systems employing high-speed networking concepts.
• Provide support and technical direction to junior engineers.
• Contribute to design, simulation, verification, integration, and test of complex, high-speed products.
• Support verification activities required for DO-254 compliance, including requirement analysis, test development, execution, simulation, coverage analysis, and back annotation of results.
• Work closely with design, systems, and certification teams to ensure the FPGA design meets stringent DO-254 Level A standards.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a Security Clearance.
• 9+ years of experience as an FPGA Verification Engineer supporting the development and certification of safety-critical avionics hardware.
• Experience with FPGA design tools (Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, Synopsys Synplify).
• Proficient in SystemVerilog.
• Proficiency with HDL simulators, waveform viewers, and coverage tools.
• Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test setups and test equipment (e.g., JTAG, logic analyzers).
• Prior involvement in FAA or EASA certification audits.
• Experience with version control systems and configuration management.
• Bachelor’s Degree.

Skills

• Proficient in UVM (desired).
• Proficient in C (desired).

Benefits

• Health benefits.
• 401K.

Pay

$70.00/hr - $80/hr.

Schedule

• 40-hour work week (4-day, 10-hour shifts).