FPGA Engineer II

Prattwhitney; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

RTX in Plano, TX is seeking an FPGA Engineer II to develop production-quality FPGA/ASIC designs for AMD Xilinx, Altera, and Microchip devices.

You will work in the Airborne RF Electronics Design Department on multi-gigabit interfaces, RF DSP, data links and embedded processing, collaborating with systems engineers to meet requirements and ensure traceable design verification. This onsite role requires collaboration, documentation, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with FPGA/ASIC design or verification (VHDL/Verilog or SystemVerilog).
• Experience with AMD Xilinx, Altera, and/or Microchip devices and tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide full lifecycle support of production-quality FPGA designs for major vendors.
• Generate FPGA designs for multi-gigabit interfaces and RF DSP applications.
• Assist with architecture development of FPGA-based systems and CONOPS.
• Design and code in VHDL/Verilog for reliability and maintainability.
• Support design verification with directed and constrained random tests.
• Document requirements, verification plans, and user guides.

Skills

FPGA/ASIC design

VHDL/Verilog

Python

Git

CI/CD pipelines

SystemVerilog

Questa/RivieraPro

Security clearance readiness

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Vivado

Quartus Prime Pro

Libero

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-12 Country: United States of America Location: US-TX-PLANO-465 ~ 465 Independence Pkwy ~ INDEPENDENCE Position Role Type: Onsite 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: Top Secret Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

In this role as an FPGA Engineer II, you will be supporting a development program within the Airborne RF Electronics Design Department. You will develop FPGA designs for all major vendors and device families including AMD, Altera, and Microchip. Designs commonly support the following applications: multi-gigabit interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Optical (EO) DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing, and processor interfaces. Designers collaborate with circuit card designers and systems engineers to develop requirements, architecture, modeling of algorithms, partitioning, code development, simulation, and place and route. Designs are verified against requirements using both directed tests and constrained random methodologies. Design support is expected from requirements definition through production release. Design documentation and configuration management are required. This position is an onsite role, located in Plano, TX.

What You Will Do:

• Provide full lifecycle support of production quality FPGA designs for one or more major vendors and device families including: AMD (Xilinx), Altera, and Microchip (Microsemi).
• Generate FPGA designs for the following applications: multi-gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing and processor interfaces.
• Assist with architecture development of FPGA-based systems to determine parts, interfaces, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS).
• Design and code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability.
• Support design verification utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage.
• Understand and report execution status to the planned budget and schedule using an agile framework.
• Create complete documentation including requirements, verification plan, and user’s guides.
• Function as an individual contributor.
• Clearly present your work product to leadership.
• Engage in professional growth and development.

Qualifications – You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience to include at least 4 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 Git source code management, design reviews, and code release in a team development environment.
• Experience with Python or C programming
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with digital simulation such as Questa, RivieraPro or similar tools
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance post-start is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications – We Prefer

• One or more advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major. A suitable degree may be counted as 2 years of work experience.
• 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.
• Familiarity with AI LLM assisted workflows
• Knowledge of encryption/decryption standards such as AES, RSA, ECC, etc.

What We Offer:

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation. 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. 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. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

• 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
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs

Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.

RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

Privacy Policy and Terms: Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.