Senior FPGA Design & Development Engineer

Thunderhawk Technology Partners; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Thunderhawk Technology Partners is seeking a Senior FPGA Design & Development Engineer to work on a leading Aerospace & Defense project in Florida. The role focuses on VHDL-based FPGA design, DSP implementations, and rigorous hardware validation.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with Xilinx architectures, ModelSim/Questa simulations, and MATLAB-based modeling, with strong skills in timing analysis, bring-up, and system integration.

Qualifications

• VHDL-based FPGA design and verification.
• DSP algorithms implemented in FPGA hardware.
• Hardware bring-up, debugging, and lab validation.
• Timing analysis and timing closure.
• ModelSim/Questa for simulation and verification.
• System integration, verification, and testing activities.
• RF, SDR, radar, or communications system experience.
• Documentation of requirements and designs.
• Strong familiarity with Xilinx FPGA architectures and tools.
• MATLAB modeling and simulation for design validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and document FPGA solutions using VHDL.
• Implement DSP algorithms in FPGA hardware.
• Perform FPGA board bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Support system integration, verification, and testing activities.
• Participate in design reviews and maintain technical documentation.
• Work within structured development and verification processes.

Skills

VHDL design

Xilinx FPGA architectures

DSP on FPGA

MATLAB modeling

Hardware bring-up

Timing analysis

System integration

RF/SDR/Communications exposure

Requirements capture

Documentation

Tools

ModelSim/Questa

Vivado/ISE

Job description

Thunderhawk Technology Partners is hiring a Senior FPGA Design & Development Engineer for our leading Aerospace & Defense client.

Required Skills

• Strong FPGA design and development using VHDL
• Xilinx FPGA architectures and development tools (Vivado/ISE)
• DSP (Digital Signal Processing) implementation on FPGA hardware
• MATLAB modeling and simulation
• Hardware bring-up, debugging, and lab validation
• Timing analysis and timing closure
• ModelSim / Questa simulation tools
• System integration and hardware testing
• RF, SDR, Radar, or Communications systems experience
• Requirements capture and technical documentation

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and document FPGA solutions using VHDL
• Implement DSP algorithms in FPGA hardware
• Perform FPGA board bring-up, debugging, and validation
• Support system integration, verification, and testing activities
• Participate in design reviews and maintain technical documentation
• Work within structured development and verification processes