Electronics FPGA Design Engineer

FPGA Design Engineer

Location:

Hampton, VA (Onsite)

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Salary: $100,000–$140,000 DOE

U.S. Citizenship Required

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to support the development of advanced electronic and sensor systems for mission-critical aerospace applications. The ideal candidate will have strong VHDL programming skills and experience designing, testing, and integrating FPGA-based solutions throughout the full product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, test, and integrate FPGA and VHDL-based solutions.
• Develop technical documentation and design deliverables.
• Support code reviews, system integration, and hardware validation efforts.
• Collaborate with software, electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering teams.
• Integrate sensors, cameras, GPS, and data acquisition/storage systems.
• Troubleshoot and test electronic systems to ensure performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of FPGA design and development experience.
• Strong VHDL programming skills.
• Experience with SPICE/PSpice or similar simulation tools.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with sensor integration, embedded systems, or data acquisition platforms.
• Background in aerospace, defense, robotics, or other advanced technology environments.
• Hands-on hardware troubleshooting and testing experience.
• Familiarity with mission-critical or high-reliability electronic systems.

Ideal Candidate: A self-motivated FPGA engineer with strong technical fundamentals, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to take designs from concept through testing and deployment.