Senior Advanced FPGA Firmware Developer

Acara Solution is looking for a Senior Advanced FPGA Firmware Developer for Our client located in Canonsburg, PA.

Here's what you'd do:

• We are seeking a CL-Sr Advanced FPGA Firmware Developer (Sr Adv Software Eng) to develop, integrate, test, and support custom FPGA firmware within the Torpedo Systems Group (TSG).
• The TSG designs, develops, demonstrates, produces, assembles, tests and delivers torpedo SONAR arrays and electronic assemblies.
• The TSG team works with the Navy, internal production staff and representatives from other companies to advance torpedo performance and lower production costs.
• Be part of a team comprised of design, system engineering, and electrical engineering to develop embedded systems.
• Architect, design, and document FPGA firmware hierarchies, components, interfaces, and data flows
• Develop firmware in accordance with detailed design descriptions
• Simulate and test firmware components in preparation for integration
• Define FPGA timing, pinout, and placement constraints
• Review synthesis and timing reports, address issues
• Integrate and test firmware on target hardware
• Identify necessary schematic updates and hardware reworks to support the design
• Utilize FPGA tools and laboratory equipment for integration and debug
• Document failures, identify root causes, implement fixes, and verify changes
• Maintain configuration management documentation for the FPGA design.

• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering or Science or Engineering or Mathematics
• Minimum of 8 years experience in implementing FPGA firmware, including custom VHDL components containing state machines, synchronous/asynchronous logic, processes, and external interfaces
• Minimum of 8 years experience in underlying FPGA fabric the firmware utilizes
• Minimum of 8 years experience working across cross-clock boundaries
• Minimum of 8 years experience with Xilinx (AMD) and/or Altera (Intel) compiler, programming, and debug tools
• Minimum of 8 years experience in reviewing schematics, parts lists, and re-work documentation

• Master's Degree
• Agile experience
• Methodical problem-solving skills
• Motivation to independently research and resolve issues
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Familiarity with floor planning and timing optimizations
• Working knowledge of standard network protocols (e.g., IPv4, UDP, TCP/IP)
• Implementing custom digital signal processing filters

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person,' as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.