Sr. Principal FPGA Engineer /FPGA Architect

The qualified applicant will join the Advanced Technology Team as an FPGA Architect, responsible for architecting, designing, and implementing FPGA-based solutions for aerospace and space applications. This role requires expertise in FPGA design flows, leadership in technical projects, and active participation in new business capture and customer engagement.

• Architect and design FPGA-based products, systems, or subsystems; oversee testing and documentation processes.
• Provide technical guidance to development teams to ensure integration and interoperability of multiple products and technologies.
• Lead and mentor engineers, fostering development and supporting career growth.
• Review and develop customer specifications, ensuring designs align with project and budget constraints.
• Actively contribute to new business pursuits by proposing innovative concepts, technologies, or applications.
• Develop prototypes to mitigate key technical risks in early-stage designs.
• Provide input on budget, cost, and schedule for design projects.
• Maintain clear, concise communication with cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, program management, and customers.
• Act as a key engineering contact, integrating with the customer's design team to support their technical and business objectives.
• Participate in proposal preparations, leveraging technical expertise to enhance proposals.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 10 years of experience or a combination of education and experience.A degree incomputer science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering is preferred
• Mastery of technologies and domain knowledge
• Expected to have knowledge and significant experience in multiple engineering disciplines
• Ability to lead major problem resolution efforts and support regaining or attaining customer partner status.

Preferred Qualification:

• Proficiency in VHDL with hands-on experience in the past 2 years.
• Demonstrated experience in FPGA design for aerospace or space environments, including RTL/gate-level simulation, synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, and power analysis.
• Proven ability to translate system requirements into FPGA specifications, design documents, and test specifications.
• Strong background in defining architectures, leading development teams, and ensuring completion of projects within budget and schedule.
• Experience in managing technical projects independently and mentoring engineers. Skilled in analyzing and documenting component and subsystem designs, with a focus on cost-effective, customer-centric solutions.
• Proven capability to lead problem resolution efforts and restore customer confidence as needed.
• Experience with DSP, MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent.
• Background in VHDL design for Software-Defined Radios.
• Familiarity with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools (e.g., Vivado, Quartus, QuestaSim).
• Skilled in FPGA physical constraints, timing closure, and board-level debugging using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Experience in generating test benches and supporting formal VHDL verification processes.