Innovative FPGA Design Engineer – RFSoC & DSP

Simulation Technologies Inc. (SimTech); Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SimTech, Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking an FPGA Design Engineer to design, implement and test advanced FPGA systems for real-time applications. You will develop Verilog and VHDL for FPGAs and contribute to RFSoC board enhancements used in HWIL missile integration.

The role requires a bachelor’s in engineering and 3–5 years of relevant experience, with preference for RFSoC, high‑speed ADC/DAC, and PCIe/DDR capabilities. A U.S. citizenship and active Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution required.
• 3-5 years of demonstrated experience is required. Highly qualified engineers with related work experience may be considered.
• Xilinx RFSoC experience is preferred, and/or experience with high-speed ADCs/DACs and FPGAs.
• Strong FPGA design experience in VHDL or Verilog.
• Strong DSP background using FPGAs. Digital filter design and DDS experience required.
• Experience using PCIe, DDR Ram, multi-gigabit serial, and ethernet protocols with FPGAs and microprocessors.
• Knowledge of basic serial communication protocols, UART, I2C, SPI, 8B10B.
• Mixed signal PCB design experience.
• U.S. Citizenship with Active Secret Security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, integrate, and test digital systems specifically regarding FPGA technology. Develop Verilog, VHDL, and HDL designs for FPGAs.
• Modify and/or design special purpose, custom RF System on a Chip (RFSoC) boards for real-time, hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) missile integration.
• Troubleshooting and test support as needed.

Skills

FPGA design

Verilog

VHDL

DSP on FPGA

RFSoC experience

PCIe/DDR

Serial protocols

Mixed-signal PCB design

Security clearance

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

SimTech, Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking an FPGA Design Engineer to design, implement and test advanced FPGA systems for real-time applications. You will develop Verilog and VHDL for FPGAs and contribute to RFSoC board enhancements used in HWIL missile integration.

The role requires a bachelor’s in engineering and 3–5 years of relevant experience, with preference for RFSoC, high‑speed ADC/DAC, and PCIe/DDR capabilities. A U.S. citizenship and active Secret clearance are required.