Senior FPGA Design Engineer, UAV Avionics

Shield AI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI seeks an FPGA Design Engineer in Seattle to develop high-performance FPGA-based avionics for advanced UAV systems. You will work with cross-functional hardware, firmware, and software teams to deliver reliable, timing-closed FPGA solutions.

The role involves design, verification, bitstream generation, and optimization, with a strong focus on reliability and performance in real-time avionics environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in EE/CE or related STEM field.
• Strong experience with FPGA design, implementation, and verification using VHDL or SystemVerilog.
• Solid understanding of timing closure and clock domain crossing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop FPGA-based communication modules for UAV platforms.
• Ensure timing closure and reliable bitstream generation.
• Collaborate across hardware, firmware, and software teams during integration.
• Perform synthesis, timing analysis, and debugging to optimize performance.
• Maintain engineering documentation and participate in design reviews.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/SystemVerilog

Timing closure

Debugging

Git version control

High-performance design

Education

B.S./M.S./PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Vivado

Xilinx toolchain

Job description

Shield AI seeks an FPGA Design Engineer in Seattle to develop high-performance FPGA-based avionics for advanced UAV systems. You will work with cross-functional hardware, firmware, and software teams to deliver reliable, timing-closed FPGA solutions.

The role involves design, verification, bitstream generation, and optimization, with a strong focus on reliability and performance in real-time avionics environments.