FPGA Engineer

ADP, Inc.; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP, Inc. in Overland Park, KS is seeking an experienced FPGA Engineer to design, implement, and optimize FPGA-based digital logic using VHDL. You will collaborate with hardware and software teams to integrate FPGA solutions across navigation, SDR, and related systems.

The role requires 5–10 years of professional FPGA experience, strong VHDL expertise, and familiarity with ModelSim or similar tools, contributing to full lifecycle development from requirements to validation.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of professional experience in FPGA design and development.
• VHDL programming for FPGA devices and architecture.
• Simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure with standard tools.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Electrical, Computer, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain FPGA architectures and digital logic across systems such as NAVAIDS and SDRs.
• Develop and update VHDL code for FPGA devices including simulation and timing closure.
• Support full FPGA lifecycle from requirements to deployment and maintenance of designs.
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to integrate FPGA into system-level architectures.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize FPGA designs using lab equipment.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

ModelSim

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ModelSim

Job description

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Overland Park, KS, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1137

The FPGA Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of FPGA-based digital logic solutions using VHDL for Indra Navigational and Surveillance products.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Design, develop, implement, and maintain FPGA architectures and digital logic for Ground-Based Radio Navigational Aids (NAVAIDS), Surveillance Radios (ADS-B/WAM), Software-Defined Radios (SDR), and other systems as assigned.

Develop and update VHDL code for FPGA devices, including simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure.

Support full FPGA development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, integration (hardware and firmware), verification, validation, and maintenance of both new and legacy designs.

Implement digital signal processing algorithms and SDR architectures on FPGA platforms.

Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to integrate FPGA designs into system-level architectures.

Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize FPGA designs in simulation and on-target hardware using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.).

Requirements:

Experience: 5-10 years of professional experience in FPGA design and development

Languages: VHDL

Simulation & Verification: ModelSim or similar

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field