Senior FPGA & Digital Design Engineer - Aerospace & Defense

avav; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AV Inc. in Albuquerque, NM seeks a Senior FPGA / Digital Design Engineer to lead high‑reliability digital boards and FPGA systems for aerospace and defense. You will drive architecture from concept to flight‑ready implementations, mentor talent, and deliver real‑time control systems that withstand demanding environments.

This role blends hardware and embedded software at system level. Applicants should have 10+ years of progressive FPGA/digital design experience in aerospace/defense contexts and

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or closely related field
• 10+ years in digital board design and FPGA development
• Proven track record delivering flight-critical aerospace projects

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement complex FPGA systems across multiple vendors
• Develop fault-tolerant, redundant logic for flight controllers
• Integrate high-speed interfaces and space/telecom protocols
• Lead system integration, hardware/software co-design and qualification testing
• Mentor engineers and interface with customers to meet aerospace standards

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog

System architecture

Mentoring

Aerospace/defense domain

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Aldec Riviera

ModelSim/QuestaSim

Vivado/Libero

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Power supplies

Job description

AV Inc. in Albuquerque, NM seeks a Senior FPGA / Digital Design Engineer to lead high‑reliability digital boards and FPGA systems for aerospace and defense. You will drive architecture from concept to flight‑ready implementations, mentor talent, and deliver real‑time control systems that withstand demanding environments.

This role blends hardware and embedded software at system level. Applicants should have 10+ years of progressive FPGA/digital design experience in aerospace/defense contexts and