FPGA Chief Engineer

EXB Solutions; Scottsdale (AZ); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Chief Engineer specializing in FPGA technology. This role offers the opportunity to lead innovative projects in a supportive and collaborative environment. You will guide engineering teams, develop strategic proposals, and ensure high-quality solutions that meet client needs. With a flexible work culture that embraces remote opportunities, you can make a significant impact in the aerospace industry while enjoying a generous benefits package. If you are passionate about technology and eager to shape the future, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

401k with Employer-Match Contributions

Medical, Vision, Dental, and Life Coverage

Disability Benefits

Generous Compensation Structure

Ample Learning Opportunities

Remote and Hybrid Opportunities Available

Certification Assistance Available

Flexible Work Environment

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in FPGA design and development, especially in aerospace.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA capability and provide technical guidance to engineering teams.
• Collaborate on proposal strategies and contribute to technical sections.

Skills

FPGA Design

VHDL

Verilog

UVM

Hardware-Software Integration

Technical Proposal Writing

Aerospace Standards Knowledge

Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Xilinx FPGA Toolchain

Intel FPGA Toolchain

Microsemi FPGA Toolchain

Job description

At EXB Solutions (a Quest Global company) excellence and mission success are at the core of everything we do. Join us as we look to hire a FPGA Chief Engineer and elevate your career working on cutting-edge projects in a culture that champions creativity, collaboration, and safety. Your expertise will shape the future and make a real impact, because what we do truly matters!

This role will ideally be based out of our Minneapolis, MN or Scottsdale, AZ office but open to remote candidates with travel expectations.

As our Chief Engineer, you will lead and grow our FPGA capability. This role will play a strategic and technical leadership role, supporting our sales, marketing, and proposal efforts while also providing hands-on guidance to engineering teams. The Chief Engineer will serve as a technical expert, helping guide solution development, and ensuring alignment with client needs as well as helping to develop both the strategic and tactical direction of FPGA for our customers. This role offers the flexibility to work remotely, with occasional travel required for customer meetings, conferences, or internal events.

Key Responsibilities :

• Partner with the Sales team to determine the strategic direction of engagement with prospective clients and understand their technical challenges and needs.
• Participate in customer meetings to provide technical expertise, tactical direction, presentations, and demonstrations.
• Collaborate on proposal strategies and contribute to technical sections of bids.
• Ensure that proposals reflect the latest FPGA design approaches and industry best practices.
• Provide expert technical guidance for FPGA design, development, and verification across multiple projects.
• Stay updated on trends, tools, and best practices in FPGA technologies and the aerospace industry.
• Serve as a mentor to engineering teams, guiding them in project execution, architecture design, and troubleshooting.
• Provide technical oversight to ensure high-quality solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Work closely with the Marketing team to develop technical content such as white papers, presentations, and case studies.
• Represent the company at conferences, industry events, and technical forums to enhance visibility and demonstrate thought leadership.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in FPGA design and development, with a strong preference for aerospace applications.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with UVM, VHDL, Verilog, and FPGA toolchains (e.g., Xilinx, Intel, or Microsemi).
• Strong background in hardware-software integration and testing.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in technical proposal writing and business development.
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulatory requirements in aerospace (DO-254, DO-160, DO-178C, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications :

• Familiarity with digital signal processing (DSP) and system-on-chip (SoC) FPGA solutions.

Why Work With Us

We are a family-like-company. We are collaborative. We believe in embracing change. We believe in doing consistent good work. EXB houses smart, curious and passionate about “making a difference” people. Our company culture sets us apart from others, as well as :

• 401k with Employer-Match Contributions
• Medical, Vision, Dental, and Life coverage
• Disability Benefits
• Generous compensation structure
• Ample learning opportunities
• Remote and Hybrid Opportunities Available
• Certification Assistance Available (Approval Required)
• Flexible, Friendly and Fun work environment

About Us

EXB Solutions (EXB) is a U.S.-based engineering service company with a Fortune 100 customer base and demonstrated record of delivering cutting edge results in systems and software engineering solutions for organizations delivering mission and safety critical applications and products.EXB’s organizational origins are over 24 years old and today comprises over 200 talented engineers. EXB serves the Aerospace, Defense and Medical Devices industries with systems engineering and embedded software development services for safety and mission critical applications. EXB’s purpose is to help customers build high-quality software. EXB’s software solutions have helped fly successful space missions, enhanced patients’ lives through innovative medical devices, and advanced commercial and military flight systems for safer travel and accomplishing mission objectives.

EXB Solutions understands our client’s business challenges. Which is why we go beyond what’s required to meet their software needs. We are a preferred and trusted supplier to technology companies. Our clients stay with us and consistently engage us on multiple engineering activities, projects and programs. What makes us different? Our engineers and our leaders!

On September 1, 2022, EXB Solutions announced it is now part of Quest Defense , which is a Quest Global company.

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