Senior FPGA Design Engineer (Hybrid)

Collins Aerospace; Aguadilla (PR); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Generous 401(k) with employer matching

ESP program

Life insurance and disability coverage

Employee Assistance Plan with up to 8‑

And more!

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Electrical/Computer Engineer in Aguadilla, PR to design, implement, verify, and integrate high-performance ASICs and FPGAs for signal processing and information assurance within Mission Systems. The role requires a STEM degree (or advanced degree) with extensive RTL/Verilog experience, proficiency in ASIC/FPGA tools, and the ability to work in a hybrid environment with on-site and remote days.

U.S.

Qualifications

• Requires STEM degree unless prohibited by local laws; 5+ years experience or advanced degree with 3+ years.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate in English (verbal and written).
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Capture requirements and design ASIC/FPGA RTL architectures; perform timing closure and system integration.
• Recommend new tools and practices to improve the design flow.
• Contribute to engineering estimates for new programs.
• Provide technical leadership for project teams by planning activities and reporting status.

Skills

RTL Verilog/VHDL

ASIC/FPGA tools

SystemVerilog

DFT/verification

Unix/C/C++/Perl

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

ModelSim

Quartus

Vivado

Synplify

Git

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-08-31

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-PR-AGUADILLA-110 ~ Rd 110 N Km 28.8 ~ RD110

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions - whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

This position is for a motivated Senior Electrical or Computer engineering candidate to be involved in the design, implementation, verification, and integration of a wide variety of high-performance digital ASICs and FPGAs applied to signal processing and information assurance products across Mission Systems on the Product Enabling Technologies team.

This position will sit at our Aguadilla, PR location. You must be residing in Puerto Rico at the time of starting employment. Relocation is not offered.

This role is categorized as hybrid, with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote following the schedule assigned by the Manager.

What YOU will do:

• 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

Qualifications you must have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience


• Demonstrated professional experience communicating in English (verbal and written).


• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance is required.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• 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 ASIC and/or FPGA simulation and synthesis tools (e.g. Modelsim, Synplify, Quartus, Vivado, or other FPGA-specific tools)\\


• Experience with best practice chip-level verification techniques and languages (e.g. constrained random, functional coverage, SystemVerilog)


• Design for Test (DFT) and manufacturability issues


• Experience with Unix, scripting, C/C++, and/or Perl


• Experience with revision control concepts and tools (e.g. Git, Subversion)

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance


• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees


• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds


• Participation in the Employee Scholar Program (ESP)


• Life insurance and disability coverage


• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 8 free counseling sessions.


• And more!

Hybrid:

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form - with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

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