Sr. Specialist, Electrical Engineer (FPGA Design)

L3Harris Technologies; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 102,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is hiring a Sr. Specialist, Electrical Engineer (FPGA Design) in Waterdown, Ontario. This role focuses on designing and verifying FPGA solutions that meet stringent performance requirements for national security applications.

The team emphasizes rigorous processes, cross-functional collaboration, and ongoing training. You will work within a structured workflow to deliver robust, high-quality designs while maintaining work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with relevant FPGA design experience.
• Experience with FPGA design verification processes.
• Eligibility for Canadian government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Create FPGA designs using VHDL.
• Simulate designs using Questa Sim.
• Utilize Xilinx tools for synthesis, implementation, debugging and timing closure.
• Support Verification Team as needed.
• Integrate library modules within larger FPGA designs.
• Verify and debug hardware.
• Present FPGA status at regular project meetings.
• Provide input and support across teams.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

Questa Sim

Xilinx design tools

DO254

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Graduate Degree with 4+ years relevant experience

10 years relevant experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Xilinx design tools

Questa Sim

MATLAB

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Electrical Engineer (FPGA Design)

Job Code: 43583

Job Location: Waterdown, Ontario

Work Schedule: 9/80

About L3HARRIS WESCAM

As a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies and within the Communications & Spectrum Dominance (CSD) Segment, the WESCAM division develops the most advanced optical sensor and targeting systems for global defense and military sectors, national security, search & rescue and airborne law enforcement agencies. From long-range covert surveillance missions to search and rescue operations, our MX-series systems, and the mission systems solutions they are part of, produce stabilized high-magnification electro-optical and infrared images from airborne, marine and ground based platforms, enabling our customers to see first and act first.

About The Role

We are a team full of bright and exceptionally friendly people who work together to create a wide variety of solutions to complex and challenging problems. In order to ensure exceptional results, our team creates reusable IP by following a rigorous process that begins with requirements, is supported by documentation and ends with verification.

Are you tired of critical customer bugs causing you to work every weekend? If so, you may be ready to trade some of your frustration for a process that has been proven to produce nearly perfect designs. Our team follows a standardized work flow and an efficient process that enables us to consistently create robust and reliable designs that our customers can rely upon. We focus our energy on future solutions, not fixing past mistakes.

Our team is split into two equally valuable groups. The Design team owns the design and is responsible for creating innovative solutions for our customers. The Verification team is committed to confirming that the modules we produce behave exactly as specified. Neither group could stand on its own, but together are successful. Our team of highly skilled individuals have both a depth and breadth in their roles. We all perform some level of verification; we all participate in requirements definition & design engineering and we all take an active role in developing new design concepts and product launches.

An FPGA design cannot live in isolation and we collaborate regularly with other departments to ensure the best solution at the system level. This collaboration has earned us a reputation for producing high quality designs that are easy to integrate and actively supported. We track and report design progress so that our Leadership team can be well informed as they allocate resources.

We also understand the complex world of FPGA designs as a marathon, not a sprint. We recognize that being excellent in life goes well beyond engineering and includes actively participating in our communities and spending time with friends and family. With this in mind, we set aggressive but achievable goals that allow us to feel challenged while maintaining a work life balance.

In short, it is a great place to work!

Primary Responsibilities

• Creating FPGA designs using the VHDL language
• Simulating your designs using Questa Sim
• Utilizing Xilinx design tools for synthesis, implementation, debugging and timing closure
• Assisting the Verification Team as required
• Integrating library modules within a larger FPGA design
• Verifying, Testing and debugging in hardware
• Participating in regular design reviews
• Presenting FPGA status updates at regular NPI project meetings
• Supporting product sustaining operations
• Generating high quality documentation
• Following departmental practices and coding guidelines
• Providing input and support to others outside of the FPGA team
• Contributing to the team’s knowledge by sharing lessons learned
• Participate in company educational events and training as needed
• Propose ideas for, and participate in, continuous inter and intra-group innovation
• Complete other tasks as assigned by Manager

We are specifically looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about being excellent, yet humble enough to learn from others
• A collaborator, knowing that it improves the results of independent work
• Excited to follow a workflow and process that will produce high quality designs

Required Education And Experiences

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience, or
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience, or
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Meets the requirements of the Canadian Controlled Goods Registration Program and is eligible for a Canadian government security clearance (required)

Desired Skills And Capabilities

• Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing techniques
• Experience with Digital or Analog Video
• Matlab for algorithm development
• Experience with DO254 or other standardized safety critical processes

This posting is for a current vacancy. In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $102,000 to $152,000

At L3Harris, we foster an inclusive and equitable workplace. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. For applicants with disabilities, we will provide you with accommodation so that you have what you need in order to be at your best.

L3Harris performs background checks prior to employment as all applicants must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program and obtain and maintain a positive security assessment. Some positions may require a government of Canada “Reliability” status and/or Level 2 (Secret) security clearance. In addition, L3Harris performs pre-employment substance abuse testing where required.