FPGA Verification Engineer II (Onsite)- Active Secret

Prattwhitney; United States; On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous paid time off (vacation)

401(k) with matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace seeks an experienced engineer to join the Mission Systems team in Fort Wayne, IN, focusing on testbench design, verification, and RTL development for high-performance digital ASICs and FPGAs used in signal processing and information assurance.

Requires STEM degree with 2+ years of experience or an advanced degree, and an active U.S. security clearance. Onsite role with relocation assistance options available.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM with at least 2 years of relevant experience or an advanced degree.
• Active and transferable U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• Experience coding and simulating RTL in VHDL or Verilog.
• Testbench development for RTL using VHDL and SystemVerilog; familiarity with chip verification.
• Proficiency with common ASIC/FPGA tools and revision control (Git, Subversion).

Responsibilities

• Design and verify testbenches for high-performance digital ASICs/ FPGAs.
• Develop verification environment architecture using SystemVerilog OVM/UVM.
• Create test plans, cases, and code coverage tracking.
• Provide technical leadership and plan activities for verification teams.
• Contribute to estimates for new programs.

Skills

SystemVerilog

VHDL

RTL verification

C/C++ scripting

Unix scripting

Perl

Git

Subversion

QuestaSim

Vivado

Quartus

Education

STEM degree (bachelor+)

2+ years experience or advanced degree

Tools

QuestaSim

Synplify

Quartus

Vivado

Git

Subversion

Unix

C/C++

Perl

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-12 Country: United States of America Location: US-IN-FT WAYNE-150A ~ 1010 Production Rd ~ BLDG 150A Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. This position is for an experienced, motivated Electrical or Computer engineering candidate to be involved in the testbench design, implementation, and verification of a wide variety of high-performance digital ASICs and FPGAs applied to signal processing and information assurance products across Mission Systems on the Microelectronics Technology team. This candidate would be located onsite in Fort Wayne, IN.

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 USD.

What You Will Do

• Verification environment architecture and design using SystemVerilog with OVM/UVM
• Creation of written test plan, testcases, code coverage tracking, and functional coverage tracking
• Testbench development for the verification of RTL blocks using VHDL or SystemVerilog
• Contribute to engineering estimates for new program pursuits.
• Provide technical leadership for project verification teams by breaking down work, planning activities, and reporting status

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• RTL coding and simulation in VHDL or Verilog
• Testbench development for the verification of RTL blocks using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog
• Familiarity with best practice chip-level verification techniques and languages (e.g. constrained random, functional coverage, SystemVerilog)
• Familiarity with revision control concepts and tools (e.g. Git, Subversion)
• We Prefer ASIC / FPGA lab validation with advanced lab equipment
• Design for Test (DFT) and manufacturability issues
• Experience with Unix, scripting, C/C++, and/or Perl
• Proficiency using ASIC and/or FPGA simulation and synthesis tools (e.g. Questasim, Synplify, Quartus, Vivado, or other FPGA-specific tools)
• Ability to work with minimal supervision as a part of a team of engineers with a variety of skills and backgrounds while being matrixed into projects with aggressive schedules and frequent milestones
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to document and present one's work and status

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

This position is eligible for relocation assistance.

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions - whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow.

Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

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.

Employee Referral Eligible #ARTFPGA

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.

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.

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.

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.