FPGA ENGINEER II

About the role

The Multi-Product Power & Digital (MPD) department designs FPGAs, circuit cards, and electronics subassemblies for a range of products including missiles/effectors, radars, and electronic warfare systems. We are currently seeking an FPGA Engineer II to join our team. This position is an onsite role, located in McKinney, TX.

Responsibilities

Provide full lifecycle support of production quality FPGA designs for one or more major vendors and device families including: AMD (Xilinx), Altera, and Microchip (Microsemi). Generate FPGA designs for the following applications: gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing and processor interfaces. Assist with architecture development of FPGA-based systems to determine parts, interfaces, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS). Design and code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability. Support design verification utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage. Understand and report execution status to the planned budget and schedule using an agile framework. Create complete documentation including requirements, verification plan, and user’s guides. Function as an individual contributor. Clearly present your work product to leadership. Engage in professional growth and development.

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience to include one or more of the following: FPGA/ASIC design (VHDL and/or Verilog coding) or FPGA/ASIC verification (SystemVerilog coding)
• Experience with AMD (Xilinx), Altera and/or Microchip (Microsemi) devices and with tools such as AMD Vivado, Altera Quartus Prime Pro or Libero.
• Hands-on experience with integration and debug of FPGA/ASIC in a lab environment
• Experience with source code management, design reviews, and code release in a team development environment.

Qualifications

• One or more advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major.
• FPGA/ASIC design experience in one or more of the following areas: Embedded systems design using ARM, Microblaze, or NIOS processors, Gigabit serial interfaces and multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs), Constrained random verification in UVM using System Verilog
• Experience with High Level Synthesis (HLS)
• Experience with vector processors and/or GPUs
• Experience with timing closure, clock domain crossing and reset domain crossing analysis, and constraint development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead design efforts and/or small teams.

Benefits

• Relocation based on candidate eligibility
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability
• 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs

Pay

The salary range for this role is $68,900 - $131,100.

Schedule

This position is an onsite role, located in McKinney, TX, and requires a security clearance.