Principal FPGA Engineer

Raytheon; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in McKinney, TX is seeking an FPGA Engineer to drive technology solutions in the defense sector. This role involves providing full lifecycle support for FPGA designs, leading engineering teams, and engaging with customers. Candidates must possess at least 8 years of relevant experience and a degree in STEM. Security clearance is necessary for this position, reflecting the company’s commitment to national defense and technological innovation.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in STEM and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience with integration and debug of FPGA/ASIC in a lab environment.
• Experience with timing closure, and constraint development.

Responsibilities

• Provide full lifecycle support of production quality FPGA designs.
• Lead small teams of FPGA engineers and code in VHDL for reliability.
• Support customer interactions and relations.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL coding

Verilog coding

System Verilog coding

Integration and debug in a lab environment

Project management tools

Technical communication

Education

Degree in STEM

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AMD Vivado

Altera Quartus Prime Pro

Libero

Job description

Job Overview

Location: 2501 W University Dr, Wing D BLDG, McKinney, TX

Date Posted: 2026-03-05

Position Role Type: Onsite

Security Clearance: DoD Secret – active and existing clearance required after day 1; U.S. citizenship required.

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. Our Multi-Product Power & Digital (MPD) department designs FPGAs, circuit cards, and electronics subassemblies for a range of products including missiles/effectors, radars, and electronic warfare systems.

What You Will Do

• Provide full lifecycle support of production quality FPGA designs for all major vendors and device families using tools such as AMD Vivado, Altera Quartus Prime Pro or Libero.
• Generate FPGA designs for gigabit and multigigabit transceiver (MGT) serial interfaces, RF DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing and processor interfaces.
• Translate system-level requirements into FPGA requirements.
• Architect FPGA-based systems to determine parts, interfaces, and CONOPS.
• Lead small teams of FPGA engineers and code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability.
• Verify designs utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage.
• Define schedules for FPGA tasking and drive execution to the planned budget and schedule.
• Identify and manage project risks and opportunities.
• Create complete documentation including requirements, verification plan, and user’s guides.
• Lead medium sized teams to success.
• Coach, review, and delegate work to junior engineers.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert within the discipline.
• Lead internal and external technical reviews.
• Support customer interactions and relations.
• Contribute to product and technology roadmaps.
• Make improvements to processes, systems or products to enhance overall performance.
• Engage in personal technical growth and facilitate technical growth in peers and junior engineers.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in STEM and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience to include one or more of the following:
  • FPGA/ASIC design (VHDL and/or Verilog coding) or FPGA/ASIC verification (System Verilog coding)
  • Experience with AMD (Xilinx), Altera and/or Microchip (Microsemi) devices and with tools such as AMD Vivado, Altera Quartus Prime Pro or Libero.
  • Hands‑on experience with integration and debug of FPGA/ASIC in a lab environment.
  • Experience with timing closure, clock domain crossing and reset domain crossing analysis, and constraint development.
  • Experience with source code management, design reviews, and code release in a team development environment.

Qualifications We Value

• One or more advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM major; a suitable degree may be counted as 2 years of work experience.
• FPGA/ASIC design experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Radar processing techniques
  • Image processing techniques for visual and infrared sensors
  • Embedded systems design using ARM, Microblaze, or NIOS processors
  • Gigabit serial interfaces and multi‑gigabit transceivers (MGTs)
  • Constrained random verification in UVM using System Verilog
  • Verification utilizing emulation platforms, such as Veloce
  • Experience with High Level Synthesis (HLS)
  • Experience with vector processors and/or GPUs
  • Using AI to improve FPGA workflows (verification automation, log triage, regression analytics)
  • AI/ML inference on FPGA (Vitis AI, FINN, custom accelerators)
• Demonstrated ability to lead successful teams.
• Experience managing technical, cost, and schedule risks and opportunities.
• Experience with project management tools such as Earned Value and/or Agile Execution.
• Experience communicating and documenting technical topics and presenting to customers and management.
• Experience leading a program transition from development to production.
• Proposal development experience.
• Experience with intellectual property generation (patents & publications).
• Demonstrated mentorship of junior engineers.

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation. This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Learn More & Apply Now!

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS) handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the U.S. Department of State website.

Equal Opportunity

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.