Senior FPGA Engineer (New Hire Sign-On Bonus Eligible)

About the role

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an opening for a Senior Advanced FPGA Engineer in Bloomington, MN. New hires are eligible for a sign-on bonus.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for definition, design, verification and documentation for FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) developments
• Determines architecture, system simulation and detailed design approach
• Defines module interfaces and all aspects of device design and simulation
• Evaluates the process flow including but not limited to high level design, synthesis, place and route, timing and power utilization
• Creates test and simulation plans that establish functional criteria
• Verifies test results and analyzes performance
• May also review vendor capabilities, foundry technologies, device libraries and simulation tools
• Contributes to the generation and maintenance of work products (i.e. plans, specifications, design documentation, etc.) used for internal consumption and/or deliverable to external customers
• Develops and presents requirements, concepts, designs, decisions and results to internal management, other organizations, teammates and customers
• May contribute to technical subcontract management that may include SOW development, proposal evaluation, source selection, technical oversight, and subcontractor work product evaluation and acceptance
• Reviews vendor capability to support product development
• Applies a strong understanding of the organizationally defined processes throughout the lifecycle of the program or project
• Participates in the improvement of the FPGA organizational processes
• Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle
• Leads the research and analysis of data, such as customer design proposal, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application
• Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability
• Contributes to the technical approach on small proposals
• Provides leadership and/or direction to lower level employees
• Leads technical tasks for small teams or projects
• Exercises latitude in determining technical objectives of assignments
• Guides the successful completion of major programs and projects

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field
• 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience
• Agile experience preferred
• Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
• Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required

Skills

• Contributes to the development of new theories and methods in FPGA engineering
• Strong knowledge of other related disciplines
• Strong understanding of FPGA engineering processes
• Very experienced with Microchip Polarfire FPGAs
• Very experienced in utilizing UVM (Universal Verification Methodology) for FPGA verification
• Very experienced using SystemVerilog for FPGA development
• Strong awareness of business objectives and Engineering's role in achieving
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to think creatively
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong skill in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions
• Strong ability to recognize and clearly report information relevant to sound engineering design
• Strong understanding of basic project leadership principles including SPI/CPI, Earned Value, Cost Account Management (CAM), and Statistical Process Controls
• Provides resolution to problems to a diverse range of complex problems which require the use of ingenuity and creativity
• Frequent contact with managers within and outside of Engineering
• Frequent contact with project teams across the company
• Frequent contact with external customers and vendors
• Occasional contact with Business Development
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Pay

USD $160,085.00/Yr. - USD $168,840.00/Yr. This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary.