FPGA Engineer

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life- from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group-57,000+ engineers in 30 countries, we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

*** This position is fully remote, but must be willing to travel to Colorado for design reviews and testing***

We are seeking a FPGA Electrical Engineer to support aerospace and medtech programs involving safety-critical embedded systems and high-performance digital hardware. This role will focus on FPGA design, verification, and integration for advanced applications such as avionics systems, imaging systems, and medical devices.

• Design, develop, and implement FPGA-based digital systems using VHDL, Verilog, or System Verilog
• Own the full FPGA lifecycle: requirements, architecture, RTL development, simulation, synthesis, and validation
• Develop and execute verification strategies, including test benches and simulation-based validation
• Perform timing analysis, place-and-route, and optimization using industry tools (Vivado, Quartus, Libero)
• Integrate FPGA designs into hardware platforms and support system bring-up and lab validation
• Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, hardware, software, and test engineers
• Support compliance with industry standards (e.g., DO-254 for aerospace, FDA/ISO for medical devices)
• Troubleshoot complex hardware/firmware issues during development and testing
• Contribute to design reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of hands-on FPGA design and development experience
• Strong proficiency in HDL languages (VHDL/Verilog/System Verilog)
• Experience with FPGA tool chains (e.g., Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, Microchip Libero)
• Knowledge of digital design principles, RTL design, and hardware interfaces
• Experience with simulation, verification, and debugging tools
  · Familiarity with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SPI, etc.)
• Ability to work from system-level requirements to implementation and verification

• Experience in aerospace (avionics, space) or medical device development
• Familiarity with DO-254, ARINC protocols, or safety-critical development processes
• Experience with DSP algorithms or signal processing on FPGAs
• Programming skills in C/C++ or Python
• Experience with embedded systems and SoC architectures

• Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset
  · Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-project environments
• Detail-oriented with focus on quality and compliance

$125,000 - $145,000

Remote but must be willing to travel as needed.

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need…