ASIC & FPGA Design Engineer – E2

Anysilicon; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Syracuse, NY seeks a Mid Career Firmware Engineer (FPGA Design) to architect and implement FPGA firmware and custom digital boards, with emphasis on DSP and high-speed communications.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering and 2–5 years of FPGA experience, with strong VHDL skills and experience on Xilinx/Intel platforms. On-site work in Syracuse is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering.
• 2–5 years FPGA architecture and design experience.
• Ability to work with minimal direction.

Responsibilities

• Perform FPGA firmware architecture and custom digital board designs.
• Design digital signal processing, messaging, control, and high-speed communications.
• Interface with program leadership and teammates regularly.
• Estimate, break down, and plan work for the firmware team.
• Develop, design, verify, and document ASIC and FPGA development.
• Determine architecture design, logic design, and system simulation.
• Analyze all aspects from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power utilization.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL firmware

Xilinx devices

Intel/Altera FPGA

UVM verification

MATLAB/Simulink

High-speed comms

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

Libero Libero

Mentor Questa HDL

Simulink HDL Coder

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Mid Career Firmware Engineer (FPGA Design) to join their team in Syracuse, NY. The company values innovation, integrity, and a collaborative work environment, offering a flexible schedule to promote work-life balance. The role involves designing and implementing FPGA firmware architecture and custom digital board designs, with a focus on digital signal processing and high-speed communications.

Responsibilities:

• Perform complex FPGA firmware architecture and custom digital board designs.
• Design digital signal processing, messaging, control, and high-speed communications.
• Interface and collaborate with program leadership and teammates regularly.
• Estimate, break down, and plan work for the firmware team.
• Develop, design, verify, and document ASIC and FPGA development.
• Determine architecture design, logic design, and system simulation.
• Analyze all aspects from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power utilization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering).
• 2 to 5 years of professional experience in FPGA architecture and design.
• Technical expertise to implement designs with minimal direction.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Xilinx, Intel, or Microsemi FPGA devices and their application environments.
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and guide major program completions.
• Extensive VHDL firmware programming capability on FPGA devices.
• Experience with Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, or Microsemi Libero development platforms.
• Familiarity with Mentor Questa HDL simulator and UVM verification techniques.
• Experience with MATLAB modeling, Nvidia CUDA, OpenCL, Simulink HDL Coder, and Xilinx System Generator is a plus.