Sr. Fpga Engineer

Job title: Senior FPGA Engineer or Principal FGPA Engineer

Job location: Herndon, VA

Work week: Monday through Friday, hybrid work setting available

Compensation: $114,000 to $188,000 (it will commensurate with your experience)

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, EAP, Onsite Fitness Facility, Wellness Programs, FSA, 4+ weeks PTO, Parental Leave, Tuition Reimbursement/Support, Leadership development and skills training, mentoring and employee resource groups, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, TIAA/Retirement Plan with match (10% employer contribution at 5% employee contribution)

Education / Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Required Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in FPGA design and development or related experience
• Proficiency in VHDL/Verilog and familiarity with FPGA toolchains (Xilinx, Intel, etc.)
• Proficiency with using Vivado or Quartus; knowledge of recent Xilinx/Intel FPGA architectures
• Proficiency using RTL simulation tools
• Deep understanding of digital logic design, embedded systems, and FPGA architecture
• Experience with FPGA debugging, timing analysis, and optimization techniques
• Must be eligible for a Secret Security clearance.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience within the defense industry
• Current Secret Clearance (or higher)

Job Descriptions:

As a FPGA Engineer you will play a crucial role in the design, development, implementation, and optimization of FPGA architectures and digital design solutions. You will create and integrate programmable logic architectures and components for digital signal processing, command and control, external hardware interfaces, high-speed communication protocols and more. As a technical leader, you will collaborate with diverse, cross-functional teams of hardware and software engineers to create innovative products that meet the demands of our clients and stay at the cutting-edge of technological advancements and digital design.

What You’ll Do

• Architect, design and implement FPGA solutions using Very High-Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language (VHDL)/Verilog 
• Design and optimize high-performance digital circuits and systems using VHDL/Verilog while adhering to industry best practices and digital design methodologies 
• Conduct thorough functional and performance verification of FPGA designs through simulation and hardware testing, identifying, and resolving any design issues or bottlenecks 
• Analyze and understand complex system requirements and translate them into efficient and optimized embedded architectures and designs 
• Utilize advanced tools and techniques for FPGA implementation to achieve optimal performance, power, and area trade-offs 
• Collaborate with digital board designers to ensure successful integration of FPGA designs onto PCBs and hardware platforms 
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in FPGA, SoC, RFSoC and other embedded technologies, tools, and methodologies  
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering their growth and development in FPGA design
• Deep understanding of FPGA design flow including RTL design, verification, logic synthesis, prototyping, timing analysis, and lab debug
• Use Python, TCL and other scripting languages to automate continuous development, continuous integration (CI/CD) workflows