Lead FPGA Engineer (Onsite) – Radar, DSP & VHDL

Legion Technical Solutions LLC; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Legion Technical Solutions (LTS) is seeking a Principal FPGA Engineer to support aerospace and defense programs in Tucson, Arizona. The role focuses on delivering high-performance FPGA-based solutions across radar and RF/EO processing, with emphasis on VHDL design and production-grade implementations.

You will lead architecture and verification efforts, translate system requirements into FPGA designs, collaborate with engineers across disciplines, and drive projects from concept through

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience in digital design and VHDL coding.
• FPGA development using Xilinx or Microsemi devices and tools.
• Hands-on FPGA integration, testing, and debugging.
• Strong understanding of digital hardware design principles and FPGA development methodologies.
• Ability to work 100% onsite in Tucson, Arizona.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, simulate, verify, and implement complex FPGA solutions using VHDL.
• Architect FPGA-based systems, including device selection, interface definition, and system-level design considerations.
• Translate system requirements into detailed FPGA design and verification requirements.
• Develop FPGA solutions for radar, RF/EO signal processing, high-speed interfaces, embedded processors, and control applications.
• Perform synthesis, place-and-route, timing analysis, and hardware integration.
• Develop self-checking verification environments using directed and constrained-random testing techniques.
• Support FPGA integration, debugging, troubleshooting, and system-level testing.
• Deliver production-quality FPGA releases from proof of concept through final implementation.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, circuit card designers, software engineers, and verification teams.
• Prepare technical documentation, including requirements, verification plans, design specifications, and user guides.
• Participate in technical design reviews and support program schedules and engineering milestones.

Skills

VHDL coding

FPGA development

Xilinx FPGA

FPGA testing

System-level design

Team collaboration

Tools

Vivado

Veloce

Job description

Legion Technical Solutions (LTS) is seeking a Principal FPGA Engineer to support aerospace and defense programs in Tucson, Arizona. The role focuses on delivering high-performance FPGA-based solutions across radar and RF/EO processing, with emphasis on VHDL design and production-grade implementations.

You will lead architecture and verification efforts, translate system requirements into FPGA designs, collaborate with engineers across disciplines, and drive projects from concept through