Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

Nickerson Talent Solutions; Florida; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Nickerson Talent Solutions is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to design, verify, and support FPGA, ASIC, and CPLD solutions for avionics hardware. You will own complex architectures, develop project plans, manage schedule and cost, create DO-254 artifacts, and mentor junior engineers across multiple programs.

Responsibilities include full FPGA lifecycle, requirements tracing in DOORS, and delivering certification artifacts while supporting proposals and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or related).
• Strong VHDL design and simulation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, schedules, and costs.

Responsibilities

• Full FPGA lifecycle: requirements, architecture, VHDL design, simulation, verification, integration, and release.
• Develop and trace requirements in DOORS.
• Create DO-254 certification artifacts and technical documentation.
• Support proposals, trade studies, manufacturing, and troubleshooting.
• Lead multiple projects and provide technical mentorship.

Skills

VHDL design

VHDL simulation

DO-254 knowledge

Multitask management

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

We’re seeking a senior FPGA engineer to design, verify, and support FPGA, ASIC, and CPLD solutions for avionics hardware. You’ll own complex architectures, develop project plans, manage schedule/cost, create DO-254 artifacts, and mentor junior engineers across multiple programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Full FPGA lifecycle: requirements, architecture, VHDL design, simulation, verification, integration, and release
• Develop and trace requirements in DOORS
• Create DO-254 certification artifacts and technical documentation
• Support proposals, trade studies, manufacturing, and troubleshooting
• Lead multiple projects and provide technical mentorship

Required

• Bachelor’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or related)
• Strong VHDL design and simulation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, schedules, and costs

Preferred

• Experience with Xilinx Zynq, Microchip PolarFire, SoC/SoM designs
• High-speed interfaces (PCIe, AXI, SERDES, DMA)
• Military/aerospace background