FPGA Engineer - P3

FPGA Engineer - P3

Location: Tucson, AZ

Job : #72743
Duration: 12 months contract
Pay Range: $70-82 - W2 hourly
Clearance Required: Active Secret Clearance to start

The Effector Digital Products department is seeking an Electrical Engineer with FPGA development or verification experience to join our team. We are looking for candidates willing to collaborate, innovate, and team with our engineers to generate and utilize today's cutting edge technology to design and verify FPGAs that implement missile guidance, video and digital signal processing. Our technology base includes high speed digital electronics, configurable logic, and homogeneous / heterogeneous multiprocessor designs.

In this role you will develop FPGA designs for all major vendors and device families including Xilinx, Altera, and Microsemi. Designs are implemented using VHDL for the following applications: gigabit serial interfaces, RF and EO DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing and processor interfaces. Designers work with circuit card designers and systems engineers to develop requirements, architect new parts, collaboratively model algorithms, partition and perform code development, simulation, and placement and routing.

Designs are verified against requirements using directed and constrained random methodologies. Design support is expected from requirements definition through integration and test. Documentation and configuration management are required.

Work independently with minimal oversight. Follow standard department development processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology considered).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience, including at least 1 of the following: digital design and VHDL coding;
  Xilinx or Microsemi devices and flow tools; delivering FPGA solutions to system level applications; hands‑on experience with integration and debug.
• US citizenship with a prior US security clearance. Ability to attain Special Program Access (SAP).

• FPGA design experience in radar processing techniques.
• Image processing techniques for visual and infrared sensors.
• Embedded systems design using ARM, Microblaze, or Nios processors.
• Gigabit serial interfaces and multi‑gigabit transceivers (MGTs).
• Constrained random verification in UVM using System Verilog.
• Verification utilizing emulation platforms such as Veloce.

• Design and deliver production‑quality FPGA releases from proof of concept up to production.
• Architect FPGA‑based systems to determine parts, interfaces, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS).
• Translate system‑level requirements into FPGA requirements.
• Code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability.
• Verify designs utilizing self‑checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, tracking functional and code coverage.
• Help drive projects and execute to program schedules on time and budget.
• Create complete documentation including requirements, verification plan, and user guides.
• Support internal and external technical reviews as needed.

• Linux
• FPGA Design and Verification tools (e.g., Xilinx Vivado, Siemens Questasim)

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology also considered).

401(k), medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law.

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