Specialist, Electrical Engineer (FPGA)

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and verify FPGA logic using VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog on AMD Xilinx devices (e.g., Zynq UltraScale+, Kintex, and Versal families).
• Create and maintain routing and timing constraints (XDC), close timing across PVT corners, and resolve setup/hold violations with robust implementation strategies.
• Support board-level bring-up and lab debug using Vivado tools (including ILA), oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers to isolate and resolve hardware/firmware integration issues.
• Work across the full firmware lifecycle including requirements decomposition, architecture, RTL implementation, simulation, synthesis, implementation, and release support.
• Collaborate in Agile teams, provide clear status/risk communication, and contribute to peer reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional FPGA/firmware engineering experience.
• Active secuirty clearance (Secret or above).
• Hands-on AMD Xilinx FPGA development experience using Vivado (synthesis, implementation, timing analysis, and bitstream generation).
• Strong RTL design skills in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Practical experience writing and debugging routing/timing constraints (XDC) and driving timing closure.
• Experience with simulation and verification workflows plus scripting in Tcl and/or Python.
• Experience in Linux-based development environments and version control workflows.
• Able to read schematics and collaborate with hardware and software teams during integration.
• Strong lab debug and root-cause analysis skills for hardware/firmware issues.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional engineering teams.

Preferred Skillsets

• Experience with high-speed interfaces and embedded processing subsystems on AMD Xilinx SoCs.
• Familiarity with secure/reliable firmware design practices for mission-critical systems.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test environments and automation.
• Prior defense, aerospace, communications, or radar-domain experience.
• Experience supporting production and sustainment firmware updates.