FPGA Engineer, Aerospace

Insight Global; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance available

Travel up to 25%

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer in Rancho Bernardo, CA, to join a top aerospace and defense tech team. The role focuses on FPGA-based digital/analog design, embedded controls, and SoC architecture across R&D programs in high-energy laser systems and space-based communications.

The ideal candidate has deep FPGA/VHDL experience, strong system-level thinking, and will contribute through architecture, simulation, and production transition.

Qualifications

• Experience in FPGA design and VHDL development for digital/analog circuits.
• Background in embedded controls and SoC architecture for hardware systems.
• Experience delivering real-time FPGA-based control algorithms for optical systems.
• Ability to lead technical reviews and drive hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, algorithm development, and hardware design across the engineering lifecycle.
• Perform simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing of FPGA-based control systems.
• Collaborate on system integration, validation, and transition into production.
• Represent the organization as a prime technical contact for reviews and customer interactions.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

Embedded controls

SoC architecture

Digital/Analog circuit design

Real-time control algorithms

Education

Bachelor’s in Engineering or related technical discipline with 12+ years, Master’s with 10+ years, or PhD with 7+ years

Tools

Xilinx Vivado Design Suite

PADS PCB Design Software

SPICE circuit simulation tools

HyperLynx

ANSYS Signal Integrity tools

C/C++

VHDL

Microsoft Project

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Job description

• - Bachelor’s in Engineering/related technical discipline with 12+ years of progressive engineering experience, Master’s with 10+ years, or PhD with 7+ years
• - Digital circuit design; embedded controls; analysis, design, and implementation of hardware systems to include digital, analog is required. Expertise in the design and implementation of algorithms in FPGAs. Experience architecting system on chip solutions specifying features to be implemented in embedded software and VHDL.
• - Experience designing and implementing real-time control algorithms on FPGAs for optical systems including FSMs, DMs, and linear stages.
• - Experience performing simulation, validation, and hardware-in-the-loop testing of FPGA-based control systems
• - Experience optimizing signal processing pipelines for low-latency, high-precision performance
• - Capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact.
• - Ability to travel as needed for customer reviews. 0-25%
• - Clearance Eligibility
• - RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• - Electronics design for space applications, embedded controls in power electronics or high-power computing, digital or microprocessor control of power supplies and control systems (optical and gimbal), and guiding a design through development and into production.
• - Experience with Xilinx Vivado Design Suite, PADS PCB Design Software, SPICE circuit simulation tools, HyperLynx Signal/Power Integrity tools, ANSYS Signal Integrity tools, C/C++, VHDL, Microsoft Project, MATLAB, LabVIEW.

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Sr Electrical Engineer for a top aerospace and defense technology client in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This engineer will join a highly technical Signal Electronics and Embedded Systems team supporting cutting-edge R&D programs across high-energy laser systems, advanced airborne sensors, space-based laser communications, and other next-generation defense and aerospace technologies. The ideal candidate brings deep experience with FPGA development, VHDL, embedded controls, digital/analog circuit design, and System-on-Chip architecture. This role will have significant involvement throughout the engineering lifecycle, including architecture, algorithm development, hardware design, simulation, integration, hardware-in-the-loop testing, technical reviews, and transition into production.