Senior Electrical Engineer - ASIC/FPGA (Onsite)

RTX (Raytheon); Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

3 weeks vacation

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Parental leave

Wellness program

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company in Fort Wayne, is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to design and verify high-performance ASIC/FPGA blocks and digital boards for graphics and signal processing applications.

You will lead architecture, RTL coding, timing closure, verification, and system integration, contributing to estimates and tooling improvements in an Agile environment. Onsite roles require DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and 5+ years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years experience.
• Ability to obtain/maintain DoD clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Identify requirements, ASIC/FPGA digital architecture and design using RTL, timing closure, verification, and system integration.
• Recommend new tools and practices for continuous improvement in the FPGA design flow.
• Contribute to engineering estimates for new program pursuits.
• Provide technical leadership for project design teams by planning activities and reporting status.
• Participate in Agile team meetings and planning activities

Skills

RTL coding

Verilog

VHDL

SystemVerilog

ASIC/FPGA design

ModelSim

Vivado

Quartus

Git/Subversion

Unix scripting

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

ModelSim

Synplify

Quartus

Vivado

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-12

Country: United States of America

Location: US-IN-FT WAYNE-150A ~ 1010 Production Rd ~ BLDG 150A

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Joining Collins Aerospace isn't just about finding a job; it's about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

We are looking for a Senior FPGA Engineer to be involved in the design, implementation, verification, and integration of a wide variety of high-performance digital ASICs, FPGAs, and circuit boards applied to computer graphics and supporting communication signal processing and information assurance products.

What Will You Do:

• Identify requirements capture, ASIC / FPGA digital architecture and design using RTL, timing closure, verification, and system integration.
• Recommend new tools and practices for continuous improvement in the group's ASIC / FPGA design flow.
• Contribute to engineering estimates for new program pursuits.
• Provide technical leadership for project design teams by breaking down work, planning activities, and reporting status.
• Participate in Agile team meetings and planning activities

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• At least 3+ years e experience in RTL coding and simulation in Verilog or VHDL.
• Experience in digital circuit architecture, design, resource tradeoffs, timing analysis, and timing closure.
• Experience in Testbench development for the verification of RTL blocks using System Verilog.
• Proficient using ASIC and/or FPGA simulation and synthesis tools (e.g., ModelSim, Synplify, Quartus, Vivado, or other FPGA-specific tools).
• Familiarity with revision control concepts and tools (e.g., Git, Subversion).

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Familiarity with best-practice chip-level verification techniques and languages (e.g., constrained random, functional coverage, System Verilog).
• Experience in ASIC / FPGA lab validation using advanced laboratory equipment.
• Experience in Design for Test (DFT) and manufacturability experience.
• Experience with Unix, scripting, C/C++, and/or Perl.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.