Senior Digital Hardware Engineer – FPGA Lead

Rare Bird Recruiting, LLC; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 136,000; Full time

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Job summary

Rare Bird Recruiting, LLC is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware in the Syracuse area to join a DoD sensing technology manufacturer. Responsibilities include leading the design of digital hardware, PCB design, FPGA solutions with VHDL/Verilog on Xilinx platforms, and HW integration, testing, and production support. Strong lab skills and 5+ years of experience are required.

U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance are required; competitive pay and stock

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of digital hardware design experience.
• Experience with FPGAs, microcontrollers, memory, and high-speed interfaces.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers).
• Experience with VHDL and/or Verilog.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of advanced digital hardware for next‑generation products.
• Design multi‑layer PCBs, develop schematics, and support board layout activities.
• Architect and develop FPGA solutions using VHDL and/or Verilog on modern Xilinx platforms.
• Perform hardware integration, testing, validation, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Design high-speed digital interfaces, data acquisition systems, DSP, and communication architectures.
• Develop Python and Bash scripts to automate engineering workflows and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Xilinx Vivado

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Rare Bird Recruiting, LLC is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware in the Syracuse area to join a DoD sensing technology manufacturer. Responsibilities include leading the design of digital hardware, PCB design, FPGA solutions with VHDL/Verilog on Xilinx platforms, and HW integration, testing, and production support. Strong lab skills and 5+ years of experience are required.

U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance are required; competitive pay and stock