Lead FPGA Firmware Architect – Space Mission Systems

Jobtome; Rochester (IN); On-site; USD 111,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, NY is hiring an FPGA Design Engineer – Firmware Lead to drive end-to-end FPGA firmware development for space mission systems. You will lead small engineering teams, decompose requirements to FPGA level, architect solutions, and ensure robust HDL implementations across multiple FPGA platforms.

The role demands a strong background in VHDL/HDL design, FPGA toolchains, and a track record of delivering reliable hardware/software integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 9+ years of prior relevant experience; or 7+ years with graduate degree; in lieu of a degree, 13+ years of related experience.
• Ability to obtain Federal Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA firmware engineering activities for the Space Mission Systems segment.
• Decompose system and box-level requirements to FPGA requirements and specifications.
• Architect FPGA solutions and implement across various FPGA technologies or platforms.
• Lead small teams of engineers in FPGA development of reliable designs.
• Enforce and refine firmware development processes across FPGA designs.
• Develop HDL code for modules and top-level, and generate testbenches and verification environments.
• Map FPGA work products to system-level requirements and capabilities.
• Synthesize designs, perform place-and-route and timing analysis.
• Verify FPGA simulations and integrate/test on circuit card assemblies.

Skills

VHDL

FPGA design

Firmware development

Synthesis/Place & Route

Timing analysis

Xilinx tools

Intel/Microsemi tools

HDL testbenches

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in related field

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Mentor Graphics

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, NY is hiring an FPGA Design Engineer – Firmware Lead to drive end-to-end FPGA firmware development for space mission systems. You will lead small engineering teams, decompose requirements to FPGA level, architect solutions, and ensure robust HDL implementations across multiple FPGA platforms.

The role demands a strong background in VHDL/HDL design, FPGA toolchains, and a track record of delivering reliable hardware/software integration.