Senior Firmware Engineer

Position would require the candidate to be a W2 employee of Donatech. US Citizenship Required. Active Secret Clearance Required. • Requirements Management: Developing, reviewing, and maintaining hardware requirements to ensure completeness, correctness, and traceability to system-level requirements in DOORS. • Design and Implementation: Creating complex hardware designs, often using FPGAs, that meet DAL A objectives. • Verification and Validation: Performing rigorous verification activities, including functional testing, quantitative analysis, and reviews, to demonstrate that the hardware meets all requirements • Tool Assessment: Evaluating and qualifying design and verification tools to ensure they do not introduce errors, especially for Level A hardware • Documentation and Compliance: Maintaining detailed records of design decisions, verification results, and traceability matrices to satisfy certification authorities • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working closely with systems engineers, software teams, and certification authorities to ensure integrated system safety. Qualifications You Must Have: Proven experience in FPGA development and DO-254 compliance processes. Familiarity with DO-254 DAL A, Mil-516C related certification guidance. Expertise in verification planning, testing, and tool qualification. Ability to produce thorough documentation and maintain traceability from requirements to implementation and verification. • RTL coding and simulation in VHDL or Verilog • Digital circuit architecture, design, resource tradeoffs, timing analysis and timing closure • Testbench development for the verification of RTL blocks using VHDL or System Verilog. • Proficiency using FPGA simulation and synthesis tools (e.g. Modelsim, Synplify, Quartus, Vivado, or other FPGA-specific tools) • Familiarity with revision control concepts and tools (e.g. Git, Subversion) • Ability to work with minimal supervision, team with engineers of a variety of skills and backgrounds, and matrix into projects with aggressive schedules and frequent milestones. • Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to document and present one's work and status • Bachelor's Degree in applicable engineering or science field plus 4 years related experience.