Senior Firmware Engineer

Donatech Corporation; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Donatech Corporation in Cedar Rapids, IA, seeks a hardware engineer for a Do-254 DAL A program. The candidate must be a U.S. citizen, hold an active Secret clearance, and be a W2 employee of Donatech.

Responsibilities include requirements management in DOORS, FPGA design and implementation, verification, tool qualification, and rigorous documentation to satisfy certification authorities. Collaboration with systems engineers, software teams, and cert authorities is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in FPGA development and DO-254 compliance processes.
• Familiarity with DO-254 DAL A, Mil-516C related certification guidance.
• Expertise in verification planning, testing, and tool qualification.
• Ability to produce thorough documentation and maintain traceability from requirements to implementation and verification.

Responsibilities

• Requirements Management: Developing, reviewing, and maintaining hardware requirements to ensure completeness, correctness, and traceability to system-level requirements in DOORS.
• Design and Implementation: Creating complex hardware designs, often using FPGAs, that meet DAL A objectives.
• Verification and Validation: Performing rigorous verification activities, including functional testing, quantitative analysis, and reviews, to demonstrate that the hardware meets all requirements
• Tool Assessment: Evaluating and qualifying design and verification tools to ensure they do not introduce errors, especially for Level A hardware
• Documentation and Compliance: Maintaining detailed records of design decisions, verification results, and traceability matrices to satisfy certification authorities
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working closely with systems engineers, software teams, and certification authorities to ensure integrated system safety.

Skills

FPGA development

DO-254 compliance

Verification planning

Traceability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or science

Tools

Modelsim

Synplify

Quartus

Vivado

Git

Job description

Position would require the candidate to be a W2 employee of Donatech.

US Citizenship Required.

Active Secret Clearance Required.

• Requirements Management: Developing, reviewing, and maintaining hardware requirements to ensure completeness, correctness, and traceability to system-level requirements in DOORS.
• Design and Implementation: Creating complex hardware designs, often using FPGAs, that meet DAL A objectives.
• Verification and Validation: Performing rigorous verification activities, including functional testing, quantitative analysis, and reviews, to demonstrate that the hardware meets all requirements
• Tool Assessment: Evaluating and qualifying design and verification tools to ensure they do not introduce errors, especially for Level A hardware
• Documentation and Compliance: Maintaining detailed records of design decisions, verification results, and traceability matrices to satisfy certification authorities
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working closely with systems engineers, software teams, and certification authorities to ensure integrated system safety.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Proven experience in FPGA development and DO-254 compliance processes.

Familiarity with DO-254 DAL A, Mil-516C related certification guidance.

Expertise in verification planning, testing, and tool qualification.

Ability to produce thorough documentation and maintain traceability from requirements to implementation and verification.

• RTL coding and simulation in VHDL or Verilog
• Digital circuit architecture, design, resource tradeoffs, timing analysis and timing closure
• Testbench development for the verification of RTL blocks using VHDL or System Verilog.
• Proficiency using 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)
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, team with engineers of a variety of skills and backgrounds, and matrix into projects with aggressive schedules and frequent milestones.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to document and present one's work and status
• Bachelor's Degree in applicable engineering or science field plus 4 years related experience.