Lead FPGA Design Engineer (Electrical)

L3Harris Technologies; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 93,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, NJ seeks a highly motivated FPGA design engineer to develop, simulate, and integrate firmware for electronic warfare systems. You will decompose requirements to FPGA specs, architect FPGA solutions, and lead a small team through scripting, simulation, and circuit-card support.

The role emphasizes full lifecycle VHDL development, bench verification, and tight collaboration with hardware and software teams.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in electrical/computer engineering aligned with 2+–8+ years of experience.
• Experience FPGA design, VHDL, and FPGA architecture to meet stringent mission requirements.
• Familiarity with high-speed serial protocols and advanced simulation/verification methods.

Responsibilities

• Decompose system requirements into FPGA specifications and architectures.
• Implement FPGA solutions on target platforms and ensure verification.
• Lead or mentor a small firmware team; perform code reviews and integration.
• Drive hardware/software/FPGA integration and lab verification across the product cycle.
• Support project planning, design reviews, and production release of documentation.

Skills

VHDL

FPGA design

Altera/Xilinx

DDR3/DDR4

I2C

SPI

PCIe

SRIO

Ethernet

SoC (Kintex/UltraScale, Virtex/UltraX)

Networking protocols (IPv6, UDP)

Git/Subversion

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

8+ years related experience without a degree

Tools

Git

Subversion

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, NJ seeks a highly motivated FPGA design engineer to develop, simulate, and integrate firmware for electronic warfare systems. You will decompose requirements to FPGA specs, architect FPGA solutions, and lead a small team through scripting, simulation, and circuit-card support.

The role emphasizes full lifecycle VHDL development, bench verification, and tight collaboration with hardware and software teams.