Principal Engineer - FPGA

RTX; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transportation facility

Meal coupons

Health Insurance

Job summary

RTX's Collins Aerospace unit in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Senior FPGA Design Engineer. You will develop DO-254 compliant FPGA designs for DAL A/B projects, lead small design teams, and translate system requirements into robust FPGA architectures.

Strong VHDL/SystemVerilog and timing analysis skills are essential. You will collaborate across departments, support audits, and contribute to the next generation of avionics platforms while benefiting from RTX's extensive aerospace portfolio and

Qualifications

• DO-254 knowledge for FAA/EASA airborne hardware is required.
• Minimum 10+ years in planning, execution and reviews.
• Expert-level VHDL/SystemVerilog design for FPGA platforms.
• Experience with MPSOC/RFSOC FPGA designs and tool qualification.

Responsibilities

• Develop FPGA designs from system requirements for DAL A/B projects per DO-254.
• Lead or mentor small design teams and provide technical guidance.
• Capture Device Level Requirements and develop architecture for FPGA.
• Write VHDL RTL, synthesize, place & route, and perform timing analysis.
• Troubleshoot and resolve design/verification issues across audits.

Skills

VHDL

SystemVerilog

FPGA design

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Engineering (E&C or VLSI)

Tools

QuestaSim

VCS

Aldec

MPSOC/RFSOC FPGAs

DOORS

Jama

Jira

Polarion

Job description

About RTX

RTX is a global aerospace and defense company with more than 185,000 employees worldwide. We push the boundaries of technology and innovation to help create a safer, more connected world. Through our industry‑leading businesses—Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon—we deliver advanced solutions for commercial aviation, defense, and connected technologies.

About Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is a leader in aerospace and defense technologies, delivering intelligent solutions that redefine the future of aviation. Our Digital Technology (DT) organization enables business transformation by providing secure, scalable, and innovative digital solutions that support our global operations, customers, and suppliers. Join our Digital Technology team and play a key role in driving digital transformation across our global Supply Chain organization while collaborating with talented professionals around the world.

What You Will Do

• Develop FPGA based design from systems requirement for the new designs in compliance with DO-254 for DAL A/B projects.
• Leading or mentoring small teams of designers, providing technical guidance and fostering professional development.
• Capture Device Level Requirements from the System/Hardware Level Requirements and develop FPGA Design Architecture Re-engineering and obsolescence management for FPGAs.
• Write VHDL RTL code, review and implement in FPGA (Microchip/Intel/Altera/Xilinx FPGAs).
• Perform Synthesis, Place and Route and Timing Analysis.
• Troubleshooting and resolving design and verification issues, ensuring robust and high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate with multiple department teams.
• Represent for various audits required for the product life cycle

What You Will Learn

• Advanced application of DO-254 verification methodologies for FAA/EASA-certifiable DAL A/B airborne electronic hardware.
• End-to-end certification lifecycle management, including planning, requirements traceability, verification closure, and audit support.
• Opportunities to contribute to next-generation avionics platforms.
• Technical leadership, project planning, mentoring, and review processes for safety-critical aerospace programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering (Electronics and Communication or VLSI)
• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience
• In-Depth Experience in Planning, Execution and Reviews
• Expert-level knowledge in VHDL, System Verilog, etc.
• Hands on experience in designing with MPSOC and/or RFSOC FPGAs.
• Proficiency in scripting, simulation tools(QuestaSim, VCS, Aldec), and coordination of complex verification projects
• Exceptional problem-solving and debugging skills.

We Prefer

• Strong understanding of the DO-254 process.
• DO-254 audits and certification experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with tools like DOORS, Jama, Jira, or Polarion
• Experience with tool qualification, and process documentation.
• Experience in PCIe, ARINC-429, Mil -1553, ARINC-818, SPI, AXI, ADC interfaces.

We ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all India positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen. At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other – propel us all higher, again and again.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Transportation facility.
• Meal coupons
• Group Term Life Insurance.
• Group Health Insurance.
• Group Personal Accident Insurance.
• Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave annually.
• Employee scholar program
• Work life balance
• Car lease program
• National Pension Scheme
• LTA Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages
• Meal vouchers
• And more!

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.