Senior FPGA Engineer

Job Summary

This is an exciting role at an innovative, high-growth defense technology company. The ideal candidate for the position is someone who has experience designing, verifying, and integrating state-of-the-art FPGA systems and embedded processing solutions for RF applications. As a Sr. FPGA Engineer, you will work closely with a talented, multi-disciplinary engineering team in a fast-paced environment to apply emerging technologies in innovative ways to rapidly produce new products.

Job Duties

• Design and verification of RTL modules for FPGA applications
• Ownership of entire FPGA designs from initial architecture trades through implementation, verification, and hardware bringup, including FPGA sizing estimation and IO planning
• Lead initial testing and bring-up of custom FPGA circuit cards, validating functionality of on-board peripherals including memory interfaces, Ethernet controllers, and integrated sensors
• Automating test environment (up to and including hardware-in-the-loop testing), lab equipment, and measurement devices
• Capturing design tradeoffs, state machine flow, system address maps, and block diagrams

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in FPGA design, implementation, and testing
• Extensive experience implementing FPGA designs and embedded processing designs on embedded hardware
• Experience working with latest generation state-of-the-art Xilinx/Intel Parts and associated tool sets (Vivado, Quartus)
• Understanding of common digital communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART)
• Development Experience of Integrated Embedded Applications (ARM, GPU)
• Experience with standard bus and streaming protocols, such as AXI and AXI-Stream
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery processes
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance, or ability to obtain one (desired but not required)

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with design automation, scripting languages (TCL, Python, Perl, Matlab)
• Knowledge of Advanced Firmware Verification Testbench Development (UVM, System Verilog)
• Skilled with Advanced High-Speed Verilog/VHDL Designs including High Speed Memory Interfaces (DDR4, HBM) and High Speed SerDes IO and Protocols (100GE, JESD204B, Interlaken)
• Experience implementing Complex DSP Algorithms on FPGAs using tools such as Matlab, Simulink, HDL Coder to implement advanced communications or other designs in FPGA
• Experience collaborating with software engineering team in an SoC environment to develop designs that incorporate HDL combined with embedded Linux
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Collaborative; capable of working across all levels of the organization
• Organized; comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Torrance, CA.

Pay And Benefits

• The pay range for this position is $140,000.00 - $176,000.00/yr.
• Up to 100% paid medical coverage, robust vision & dental, personalized flex accounts, and supplemental health plans.
• o Stock options with full vesting, 6% 401k match, Annual dependent care support, Monthly electronics stipend.
• 19 paid holidays (including winter break), unlimited PTO, and generous parental leave to focus on what matters.
• Free gyms, Calm app subscriptions, and unlimited mental health access – we've got you covered.
• Fuel your day with catered lunches, stocked kitchens, flexible hours, and casual dress.
• Pet insurance

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Torrance, CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 21, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

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