Lead, Software Engineer - FPGA

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an experienced FPGA EW Design Engineer in Salt Lake City to lead and contribute across the full design lifecycle, from requirements to field support. The role focuses on electronic warfare and wireless DSP, demanding strong RTL, simulation, and verification skills.

Ideal candidates have EW experience, DSP expertise, and the ability to lead small engineering teams. DOD clearance or ability to obtain one is required; 9/80 schedule offers a balanced work-life

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 9+ years of related experience or 7+ with graduate degree; in lieu of degree, 13+ years of experience
• DOD clearance or ability to obtain one
• Experience in EW, signal processing, and FPGA-based designs
• Proven ability to lead small engineering teams or contributors
• Experience with FPGA design flow: RTL, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, verification

Responsibilities

• Develop EW and wireless DSP systems across the full design lifecycle
• Contribute to proposals, requirements definition, RTL development, simulation and synthesis
• Perform place-and-route, verification, test, system integration, and field support
• Lead small teams of engineers and technical contributors
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams and support proposals and technology insertion

Skills

Electronic warfare (EW)

Signal processing

Digital signal processing (DSP)

Wireless communications

Machine learning

FPGA verification concepts

C/C++ programming

MATLAB/Simulink

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Master's degree preferred

DOD clearance or ability to acquire

Tools

ModelSim

Synplify

Vivado/ISE

Quartus

Git

Verilog

VHDL

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: FPGA EW Design Engineer

Job Code: 41806

Job Location: Salt lake City

Job Schedule: 9/80, employees work 9 out of 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

We are seeking an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to help develop advanced electronic warfare (EW) and wireless digital communications systems. Ideal candidates bring experience in EW, wireless communications, modems, and/or digital signal processing (DSP). You will contribute across the full design lifecycle, including proposals, requirements definition, RTL development, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, verification and test, system integration, and field support. This role offers challenging technical work within a collaborative team of talented engineers and opportunities to work independently while leading small teams of technical contributors. Located in Salt Lake City, this position also offers access to exceptional year-round outdoor recreation and cultural experiences, supported by L3Harris's commitment to work-life balance.

Candidates with experience or education in one or more of the following areas are encouraged to apply:

• Electronic warfare (EW)
• Signal detection, classification, and identification
• Radar systems and signal processing
• Advanced digital signal processing (DSP) techniques
• Digital modulation and demodulation
• Forward error correction (FEC)
• Machine learning
• FPGA verification using simulation and unit testing
• Experience developing in VHDL (preferred) or Verilog

Minimum 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
• Current DOD clearance or the ability to aquire one.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or electrical engineering
• Experience leading small engineering teams or technical contributors
• Experience developing electronic support (ES) and/or electronic attack (EA) signal-processing capabilities
• Experience implementing complex modem and/or DSP algorithms in FPGA-based programmable logic; comparable ASIC design experience is also applicable
• Experience implementing industry-standard interfaces, such as 10/100/1000 Ethernet, SPI, UART, SDRAM, DDR3, JESD, and PCIe
• Experience with FPGA simulation, synthesis, and implementation tools, such as ModelSim, Synplify, AMD Xilinx Vivado/ISE, and/or Intel Quartus
• Experience with high-speed serial FPGA interfaces operating at 3 Gbps or greater
• Experience achieving timing closure in large FPGA designs
• Experience with high-level synthesis (HLS)
• Hands-on laboratory debug experience using signal generators, digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, bit-error-rate testers (BERTs), and other advanced measurement equipment
• Familiarity with Git source control
• Familiarity with C, C++, C#, MATLAB, and/or Simulink

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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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