Senior Electrical Engineer, FPGA , Optical Controls, and Embedded Software

General Atomics; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics in California seeks an senior electrical engineer to lead development, integration, and testing of advanced electrical systems including high-power motor drives, laser communications, and sensor technologies.

You will provide technical guidance to staff and serve as the prime technical contact for multiple projects, coordinating hardware-software integration and mission-critical deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in engineering with 7–12 years of progressive experience in digital circuit design and FPGA implementation.
• DoD Secret Clearance eligibility required.
• Expertise in embedded controls and hardware–software integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, integration, and testing of advanced electrical systems including high-power motor drives, laser communications, and sensor technologies.
• Provide technical guidance to staff and represent the company as a prime technical contact for various projects.

Skills

FPGA

Embedded Firmware Design

VHDL

Digital Circuit Design

Embedded Controls

Power Electronics

System on Chip

C/C++

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Xilinx Vivado

SPICE

Signal Processing

Hardware-in-the-loop Testing

Control Algorithms

Electro-optics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Xilinx Vivado

SPICE

Job description

The engineer will lead the development, integration, and testing of advanced electrical systems including high-power motor drives, laser communications, and sensor technologies. They will also provide technical guidance to staff and represent the company as a prime technical contact for various projects.

Requirements: Candidates must possess a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in engineering with at least 7-12 years of progressive experience in digital circuit design and FPGA implementation. The role requires the ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance and expertise in embedded controls and hardware-software integration.

Key Skills: FPGA, Embedded Firmware Design, VHDL, Digital Circuit Design, Embedded Controls, Power Electronics, System on Chip, C/C++, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Xilinx Vivado, SPICE, Signal Processing, Hardware-in-the-loop Testing, Control Algorithms, Electro-optics