Lead, Electrical Engineering - FPGA

Harris Geospatial Solutions; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 111,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Education assistance

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, NY seeks an FPGA Design Engineer – Firmware Lead to guide firmware development for space mission systems. You will lead FPGA teams, translate system requirements into FPGA designs, and ensure robust verification and integration.

The role requires a strong background in VHDL/FPGA tooling, security clearance eligibility, and the ability to work across complex hardware platforms. Salary range stated in NY state reflects senior engineering responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 9+ years of relevant experience; or graduate degree with 7+ years.
• Ability to obtain Federal Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA firmware engineering activities in the SMS segment.
• Decompose system requirements to FPGA requirements.
• Architect FPGA solutions and implement them across platforms.
• Lead small teams of engineers in FPGA development.
• Follow and refine firmware development processes across designs.
• Develop HDL code, testbenches, and verification environments.
• Map simulations to system-level requirements and capabilities.
• Synthesize designs with place-and-route and timing analysis.
• Verify FPGA simulations and integrate on the circuit card assembly.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

FPGA tooling

Testbench & simulation

Leadership

Space environments

High‑speed interfaces

PCIe/SRIO/Ethernet

SpaceWire

I2C/SPI/RS-232/422

Version control

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Xilinx Tool Suite

Intel/Altera Tool Suite

Microsemi Tool Suite

Job description

Job Title: FPGA Design Engineer – Firmware Lead

Job Code: 43345

Job Location: Rochester, New York

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every Other Friday Off!)

Job Description: This position will lead FPGA Firmware Engineering activities in the Space Mission Systems (SMS) Segment of L3Harris. The SMS Segment provides mission solutions for the space domain with defense, intelligence, and commercial applications.

Essential Functions:

• Support proposal efforts in the estimation and planning of end-to-end FPGA development.
• Decompose and allocate system and box-level requirements to FPGA requirements and specifications.
• Architect solutions against requirements and implement those solutions in various FPGA technologies or platforms.
• Lead small teams of engineers in executing FPGA development of highly reliable and robust FPGA designs.
• Follow, enforce and refine consistent firmware development processes across FPGA designs.
• Develop HDL code for module and top-level and generate appropriate testbench and verification environments
• Map FPGA simulation work products to system-level requirements and capabilities.
• Synthesize designs to targeted technologies and perform constraint driven place and route and timing analysis.
• Ensure the FPGA simulations verify performance, then integrate and test the FPGA on the circuit card assembly.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain Federal Secret security clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Secret or Top-Secret security clearance
• Thorough understanding of VHDL, the FPGA design process, and the tools used to generate the FPGA designs
• Thorough understanding of version control best practices and tools (subversion, git, etc.) to closely track changes to the FPGA baseline
• Thorough understanding of the development of FPGA requirements and specifications
• Designing for space environments
• High speed memory interfaces
• High speed serial protocols (PCI Express, SRIO, Ethernet)
• Experience with Analog to Digital (AD) and Digital to Analog (DA) interfaces
• Experience with control protocols such I2C, SPI, RS-232/422, and SpaceWire
• Experience with complex block and top-level simulations of FPGA designs requiring high level transaction-based models
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work and communicate effectively within a development group
• Proficiency with linting and CDC analysis tools
• Proficiency with Xilinx, Microsemi, and Intel Tool Suites (VHDL, Synthesis, Place and Route, Simulation, Timing Analysis)

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New York state is $110,500 - $205,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New York state is $110,500 - $205,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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