Senior FPGA Engineer

Worker Type

Regular

AV Inc, is seeking senior level FPGA engineers to work as members of a multi-disciplinary team supporting multiple technology areas. Our Space Tech division develops high performance electromechanical, electro-optical, control, and communication systems. These solutions include digital signal processing algorithms deployed using System on Chip (SoC) or Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) in combination with General Purpose Processors (GPPs) and microcontrollers.

• Develop and maintain general purpose and mission specific firmware
• Develop and maintain firmware for peripheral interfaces
• Analog to Digital Converters
• Digital to Analog Converters
• Serial links and communication interfaces (Space Wire, SPI, Camera Link, 1
  
  Gb+ Ethernet, MIL-1553B)
• Develop and maintain automated FPGA firmware platform build scripts
• Deploy firmware to physical devices
• Architect and develop firmware for space electronics including FPGAs, microcontrollers, and RTOS-based systems
• Optimize embedded software for radiation-hardened and high-reliability environments
• Conduct system integration, testing, and validation of firmware in simulated and real-world aerospace conditions
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and electrical engineers to achieve seamless system functionality
• Support compliance with space industry standards (NASA, ESA, MIL-STD)

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science and Five Years experience working with FPGA/Firmware.
• Knowledge of (serial) communication protocols and standards.
• Experience with multiple clock-domain digital design techniques.
• Experience with in-system debuggers and logic analyzers.
• Experience designing and managing FPGA physical constraints.
• Experience with Tool Command Language (TCL).
• Proven, demonstrated experience taking VHDL or Verilog designs to a hardware environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance.

• Six years of experience using Xilinx devices (Zynq, Virtex / Kintex) and tool chains (Vivado / ISE) and/or Microchip devices (RTAX / ProASIC / RTG4) and tool chains (Libero).
• Six years of experience designing using hardware description languages (VHDL or Verilog).
• Six years of experience doing firmware development in embedded systems, preferably for aerospace or space applications.
• Familiarity with the Xilinx SoC devices.
• Familiarity with FPGA floor planning techniques.
• Familiarity with Xilinx System generator.
• Familiarity with other computing languages (C/C++, Python, Java).
• Familiarity with verification techniques including linting and constrained random testing.
• Knowledge of RTOS, bare-metal firmware, and hardware-software co-design.
• Experience working with hardware accelerators and space communication protocols.
• Familiarity with other synthesis and simulation environments (Synposys, Aldec).

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee.

See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. Aero Vironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.