SENIOR FPGA/DIGITAL DESIGN ENGINEER

StaffWorthy; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits on day one

Flexible planned vacation

401(k) match and profit share

401(k) match, profit share, and ESPP

Inclusive company culture

9/80 schedule at Torrance site

Job summary

A technology solutions company in Torrance is seeking a Senior FPGA/Digital Design Engineer with over 10 years of engineering experience, ideally in the Aerospace or Defense industries. The role involves developing firmware, conducting circuit analysis, and performing FPGA verification. The company offers comprehensive benefits and a flexible vacation policy, including a unique 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of design and development engineering experience, preferably in Aerospace or Defense.
• Experience with modern microprocessors/DSPs, high-speed digital logic, FPGA, and communication links.
• Detail knowledge of VHDL or Verilog coding and optimization for performance.
• 3+ years of test benches and simulations experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of new electronic product requirements.
• Perform circuit analysis and board level design.
• Develop firmware for FPGAs and conduct testing.
• Develop firmware for FPGAs for actuation systems or avionics equipment.
• Conduct prototype testing, integration testing, and design verification and validation testing.
• Document design, analysis, and verification results with reports.
• Perform FPGA verification following project plans and standards.
• Provide formal technical presentations to customers for reviews and business development.
• Specify and support lab test setups.

Skills

Digital design expertise

VHDL or Verilog coding

Test benches and simulations

Analysis expertise

Power/Timing analysis

Signal integrity

System verification

Aerospace/Defense experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Modelsim

Active-HDL

Job description

About the job SENIOR FPGA/DIGITAL DESIGN ENGINEER

As a Sr. Digital/FPGA Design Engineer, you will:

• Contribute to the development of new electronic product requirements through consulting with our customers and system engineers.
• Perform trade studies and analyses to validate conceptual designs.
• Perform circuit analysis and board level design including schematic capture and specifying printed circuit board design requirements (placement constraints, trace parameters, and routing layer constraints).
• Develop firmware for FPGAs that work with electronics, sensors, electro-hydraulic actuators, electromechanical components, and communication links for actuation systems or avionics equipment.
• Conduct prototype testing, integration testing, and design verification and validation testing
• Document design, analysis, and verification results with accurate and concise reports
• Perform FPGA verification following project plans and standards.
• Provide formal technical presentations to internal and external customers to support program review and business development.
• Specify and support design of lab test setups.

To be considered for this role, heres what youll need to bring with you: Bachelors degree in electrical engineering

• 10+ years of design and development engineering experience (Aerospace or Defense industry experience is desirable)
• Digital design expertise including modern microprocessors / DSPs, high speed digital logic, FPGA, memory, analog-to-digital, digital-to-analog converters, and communication links.
• Demonstrate detail knowledge of VHDL or Verilog coding and how to optimize for performance.
• 3+ years of experience designing test benches and simulations using digital simulation tools (example Modelsim, Active-HDL) for verification of FPGA designs.
• Analysis expertise including power dissipation, power use, timing, signal integrity, component derating, and Acceptance Test / Built-In Test coverage.
• Knowledge of board design and layout including design tools

This position requires access to United States export-controlled information.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits on day one
• Flexible planned vacation
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) match, profit share, and employee stock purchase options
• Inclusive company culture
• Our Torrance site has a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off!