Secret - FPGA Design Engineer

Insight Global; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an FPGA Design Engineer in Clifton, NJ to join a defense-focused hardware team. You will develop, simulate, and integrate firmware for EW systems, guiding a small team of firmware engineers through design and verification activities.

The role requires strong VHDL experience, FPGA architecture knowledge (Xilinx/Altera), and proficiency with high-speed protocols. A security clearance may be required and [e-mail] can assist with applications.

Qualifications

• BS in electrical/computer engineering with 4+ years experience, an MS degree with 2+ years, or 8+ years of related experience without a degree.
• Strong knowledge of FPGA architectures (Xilinx/Altera) and VHDL.
• Experience with high-speed protocols (PCI Express, SRIO, Ethernet).
• Experience in FPGA verification (UVM, Directed Testing, Code Coverage).
• Proficiency with version control (Git/Subversion).
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Decompose and allocate system and box-level requirements to FPGA specifications.
• Architect FPGA solutions and implement on FPGA platforms.
• Map FPGA simulation work products to system-level requirements and capabilities.
• Review product specifications and generate system and module-level diagrams and designs.
• Refine and enforce consistent firmware development processes across FPGA designs.
• Support team leaders generating FPGA design solutions.
• Ensure FPGA simulations verify performance, then integrate and test the FPGA on the circuit card assembly.
• Participate in full lifecycle development and integration of VHDL into FPGA families.
• Experience with FPGAs and Kintex/other families.
• Drive bench-level system integration with hardware, software, and other FPGA designs.
• Support project plans, design reviews and production release documentation.
• Support qualification and production test in case of failures.
• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

System requirements mapping

Simulation & verification

Version control

SoC familiarity

High-speed protocols

Team leadership

Education

BS in electrical/computer engineering

MS in electrical/computer engineering

8+ years of related experience without a degree

Tools

Git

Subversion

VHDL toolchains (Vivado/Quartus)

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking an FPGA Design Engineer to join an Electrical Hardware Engineering team in Clifton, NJ for a large Defense Contracting and Technologies company. This team supports the design and manufacturing of Electronic Warfare (EW) products for ground and airborne-based military applications. In this role you will develop, simulate, and integrate in lab highly specialized firmware designs targeting electronic warfare systems. Responsibilities include generation of firmware derived requirements, architecture of digital solutions to meet said requirements and formal test / lab verification of the functional system. The qualified candidate is able to work semi-autonomously as a lead designer, potentially driving a small team of firmware engineers through coding, simulation, code analysis, and circuit card design support.

Skills and Requirements

• Decompose and allocate system and box-level requirements to FPGA specifications.
• Architect solutions targeting FPGAs against requirements and implement those solutions on FPGA platforms.
• Map FPGA simulation work products to system-level requirements and capabilities
• Review product specifications, and generate system and module-level block diagrams, flow diagrams, and design concepts
• Refine and enforce consistent firmware development processes across FPGA designs.
• Support team leaders generating FPGA design solutions.
• Ensure the FPGA simulations verify performance, then integrate and test the FPGA on the circuit card assembly.
• Participate in the full life cycle development and integration of VHDL into different families of FPGAs.
• Experience coding in VHDL and modeling algorithms, simulating and integrating multiple FPGA-based modules
• Drive the bench-level system integration with hardware, software, and other FPGA designs
• Support the planning and execution of project plans, design reviews and production release of modified or new product documentation
• Support qualification and production test in the event of test failures
• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance.

BS Degree in electrical/computer engineering and 4+ years of professional experience, an MS degree in electrical/computer engineering and 2+ years of professional experience, or 8+ years of related experience without a degree

• Thorough understanding of version control best practices and tools (subversion, git, etc.) to closely track changes to the FPGA baseline.
• Experience with control protocols such I2C, SPI, RS-232/422, and DDR3 / DDR4.
• Experience with complex block and top-level simulations of FPGA designs requiring high level transaction-based models.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments in a fast-paced work environment and to complete design/project goals with minimal oversight and direction.
• Formal FPGA verification experience, UVM, Directed Testing, Code Coverage
• Experience with and understanding of Altera or Xilinx FPGA architectures
• Experience with high-speed serial protocols (PCI Express, SRIO, Ethernet)
• Experience designing Network Interface Designs
• Experience in network protocols including IPv6 and UDP
• Experience with SoC (Kintex UltraScale/UltraScale+, Virtex UltraScale/UltraScale+, Zynq UltraScale)Experience with VHDL

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].