FPGA Design Engineer I — Aerospace & Defense

RADIATION TEST SOLUTIONS INC; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Radiation Test Solutions (RTS), a part of Applied Technical Services, LLC, seeks a motivated FPGA Design Engineer to develop and verify FPGA-based systems for aerospace, defense, and advanced electronics. You will work under senior engineers, performing design, simulation, verification, hardware integration, and testing to build reliable, high-performance digital systems.

The role offers hands-on experience with modern FPGA technologies in a high-reliability environment, collaborating with

Qualifications

• 2+ years of FPGA design experience.
• Proficiency in VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Experience with AMD/Xilinx, Microsemi/Microchip, and/or Intel FPGA toolchains.
• Experience in digital design, timing closure, clock-domain crossing, simulation, and verification.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces, memory architectures, and embedded systems integration.

Responsibilities

• FPGA design and verification using VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Create simulation environments, testbenches, and verification plans.
• Perform timing analysis, resource optimization, and design closure.
• Interface with embedded processors, high-speed serial links, memory devices, and protocols.
• Support board bring-up, debugging, and lab validation activities.
• Collaborate with RTS radiation effects engineers during test planning and data interpretation.
• Coordinate with FPGA manufacturers and development partners.
• Participate in customer technical reviews.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog

FPGA toolchains

Digital design

High-speed interfaces

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

AMD/Xilinx toolchains

Microsemi/Microchip toolchains

Intel FPGA toolchains

Job description

Radiation Test Solutions (RTS), a part of Applied Technical Services, LLC, seeks a motivated FPGA Design Engineer to develop and verify FPGA-based systems for aerospace, defense, and advanced electronics. You will work under senior engineers, performing design, simulation, verification, hardware integration, and testing to build reliable, high-performance digital systems.

The role offers hands-on experience with modern FPGA technologies in a high-reliability environment, collaborating with