Electrical Engineer – FPGA Design (DOD cleared)

Associates Systems LLC; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Associates Systems LLC is seeking an Electrical Engineer – FPGA Design to support FPGA design and verification for Raytheon digital products in Tucson, AZ. This onsite role involves developing production-quality FPGA solutions from conception through integration and release.

The ideal candidate will have experience in FPGA development, verification, and collaboration with systems engineers. Responsibilities include creating VHDL FPGA designs and translating system requirements into clear FPGA architectures.

Qualifications

• Experience in FPGA development or verification.
• Strong background in simulation, synthesis, and FPGA verification.
• Ability to work with systems engineers and circuit card designers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and verify VHDL FPGA designs for various devices.
• Support high-speed serial and embedded processing.
• Translate system-level requirements into FPGA specifications.

Skills

FPGA development

Simulation and synthesis

Constrained-random test methodologies

Collaboration with systems engineers

Schedule and budget management

Tools

Xilinx

Altera

Microsemi

Job description

Electrical Engineer – FPGA Design (DOD cleared)

Tucson, AZ

Position Summary

This onsite role supports FPGA design and verification for Raytheon digital products. The engineer will develop production-quality FPGA solutions from early concept through integration, test, and release.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and verify VHDL FPGA designs for Xilinx, Altera, and Microsemi devices
• Support high-speed serial, RF/EO DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing, and processor interfaces
• Translate system-level requirements into FPGA requirements, architectures, interfaces, and CONOPS
• Perform partitioning, coding, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure
• Verify designs using directed and constrained-random testing with functional and code coverage
• Create requirements, verification plans, user guides, and configuration-controlled design documentation
• Support technical reviews, integration, troubleshooting, and production releases

Required Qualifications

• FPGA development or verification experience
• Experience with simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and FPGA verification
• Experience with directed and/or constrained-random test methodologies
• Experience working with systems engineers and circuit card designers
• Ability to support projects to schedule, budget, and technical requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Xilinx, Altera, and/or Microsemi FPGA experience
• RF, DSP, EO, high-speed serial, data link, or embedded processing experience
• Experience with coverage-driven verification
• Experience with FPGA requirements, configuration management, and controlled releases
• Aerospace, defense, or complex digital hardware experience

What Success Looks Like

• Delivers reliable, production-ready FPGA releases
• Converts system requirements into clear FPGA architectures and implementations
• Closes verification, coverage, timing, and integration issues efficiently
• Supports designs through test, technical review, and production release