FPGA Electrical Engineer II - Onsite

RTX (Raytheon); Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

RTX seeks a skilled FPGA/HDL designer for the Fort Wayne, IN location, supporting DoD-grade production hardware. You will craft FPGA architectures, code in VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog, and drive design verification with thorough documentation.

Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related STEM field is required, with hands-on lab experience and familiarity with FPGA toolchains (Vivado, Quartus, Libero). Security clearance is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related STEM major.
• Experience with FPGA/ASIC design or FPGA/ASIC verification.
• Hands-on experience with integration and debugging in a lab environment.

Responsibilities

• Work onsite at our Fort Wayne, IN Location.
• Provide Full Lifecycle support of production quality FPGA.
• Generate FPGA designs and implement in HDL for reliability.
• Create documentation including requirements, verification plan, and users guides.

Skills

FPGA design

Verilog

VHDL

SystemVerilog

Lab debugging

Source control

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related STEM major

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Libero

Job description

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Are you ready to explore the world of aerospace and defense? Do you want to learn from and collaborate with some of the greatest minds in the industry? At RTX, our internships, co‑ops and full‑time careers provide an exceptional foundation to work on complex problems, advance your skills and create a safer, more connected world. Discover opportunities to make a difference at RTX.

The Multi‑Product Power & Digital department is responsible for FPGA and hardware designs for electronic warfare, radar, and effector products. Job responsibilities of this role include activities such as troubleshooting electronics in a lab or production environment, performing system and circuit level analysis, supporting failure investigations, maintaining and creating documentation, hardware and/or logic design, and interacting with multi‑discipline groups including suppliers.

What You Will Do:

• Work onsite at our Fort Wayne, IN Location
• Provide Full Lifecycle support of production quality FPGA
• Generate FPGA Designs
• Design and Code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability
• Create complete documentation including requirements, verification plan, and users guides

Qualifications You Must Have:

Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major.

Experience to include one or more of the following:

• FPGA/ASIC design (VHDL and/or Verilog coding) or FPGA/ASIC verification (SystemVerilog coding)
• Experience with AMD (Xilinx), Altera and/or Microchip (Microsemi) devices and with tools such as AMD Vivado, Altera Quartus Prime Pro or Libero.
• Hands‑on experience with integration and debug of FPGA/ASIC in a lab environment
• Experience with source code management, design reviews, and code release in a team development environment.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Demonstrated experience with VHDL or Verilog coding, simulation, and synthesis.
• Knowledge of electrical circuit design, analysis and troubleshooting using common lab equipment.
• FPGA/ASIC design experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Embedded systems design using ARM, Microblaze, or NIOS processors
  • Gigabit serial interfaces and multi‑gigabit transceivers (MGTs)
  • Constrained random verification in UVM using System Verilog
• Experience with High Level Synthesis (HLS)
• Experience with vector processors and/or GPUs
• Experience with timing closure, clock domain crossing and reset domain crossing analysis, and constraint development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead design efforts and/or small teams.

What We Offer:

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Onsite : Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in‑person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on‑site, hybrid or remote.

Salary:

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Benefits:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short‑term disability
• long‑term disability
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• flexible work schedules
• employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• parental leave
• paid time off
• holidays
• Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.
• Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed.