Digital Engineer 3

CHIPTON-ROSS Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Digital Engineer 3 for a contract opportunity in San Diego, CA. The role requires a BS with 5+ years (MS with 3+), extensive VHDL design/verification, and an active Secret clearance to start.

You will design, develop and test VHDL-based digital designs for end-user customers, primarily SDR-focused, using FPGA tools and environments. Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams is essential within either waterfall or Agile contexts.

Qualifications

• BS + 5 years of experience or MS + 3 years in a related STEM field.
• Significant hands-on experience in VHDL design and verification.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to work independently and in groups.
• Working knowledge of formal engineering development processes and VHDL verification.
• Active Secret Clearance required to start.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate and test VHDL-based digital designs for end-user customers, focusing on SDR VHDL firmware.
• Work with FPGA programming tools and environments.
• Collaborate with Systems, Digital, Hardware, and Integration & Test teams.
• Contribute in either waterfall or Agile software development environments.
• Analyze concepts of operation, requirements and design docs to resolve issues.

Skills

VHDL design

Communication

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

MS degree

Tools

VHDL verification

FPGA tools

OSVVM

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Digital Engineer 3 for a contract opportunity in San Diego, CA.

Basic Qualifications

• BS + 5 years of experience in related STEM field; MS + 3 years of experience.
• Significant hands‑on current experience in the field of VHDL design.
• Candidate must have excellent written and communication skills and be able to work independently and within groups.
• Candidate must have working knowledge of formal engineering development process, VHDL design and verification.
• An active Secret Clearance is required to start.

Position Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate and test VHDL-based digital designs for our end‑user customers and businesses, primarily focused on software defined radio VHDL firmware code bases.
• Work using FPGA programming development tools and environments.
• Work with multi‑disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test.
• Work in waterfall or Agile software development environment.
• Analyze system concept of operation, requirements and design documents to resolve functional, performance or timing issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 or more years of professional technical experience.
• Experience with VHDL design and OSVVM verification for FPGA firmware.
• Experience with AMD/Xilinx series including Zynq, Kintex, Ultrascale, Versal family of devices.
• Experience with Communication Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet).
• Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools: Vivado, Quartus, QuestaSim.
• Knowledgeable in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure.
• Generation of Test benches and support of formal VHDL Verification.
• Experience with board RO system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Experience with translating systems requirements into programmable logic requirements, design documents, and test specifications.
• Candidate should have hands on experience with DoD communications systems.

Required Education

Bachelor's in Science is required. School must be accredited.

Work Hours

9/80 workweek. 1st shift.

Additional

Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.