Senior FPGA & Digital Hardware Engineer

Management Performance Associates; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Management Performance Associates is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware to join their Syracuse, NY team. You will lead digital hardware design for next-generation products, including FPGA-based architectures on Xilinx platforms, and work with cross-disciplinary engineers in a DoD-focused environment.

The role requires strong lab skills, board layout support, scripting in Python/Bash, and a track record of delivering robust high-speed digital systems. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of digital hardware design experience.
• Experience with FPGAs, memory, and high-speed interfaces.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain DoD clearance.
• Hands-on experience with test equipment and lab measurements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of advanced digital hardware for next-generation products.
• Design multi-layer PCBs, develop schematics, and support board layout activities.
• Architect and develop FPGA solutions using VHDL and Verilog on modern Xilinx platforms.
• Perform hardware integration, testing, validation, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Design high-speed digital interfaces, data acquisition systems, DSP, and communication architectures.
• Develop Python and Bash scripts to automate engineering workflows and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams throughout the entire product development lifecycle.

Skills

Digital hardware design

FPGA design

VHDL

Verilog

Schematic design

Python scripting

Bash scripting

DSP

High-speed interfaces

Troubleshooting

Lab equipment

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Xilinx Vivado

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Spectrum analyzer

Network analyzer

MATLAB

Linux

Job description

Management Performance Associates is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware to join their Syracuse, NY team. You will lead digital hardware design for next-generation products, including FPGA-based architectures on Xilinx platforms, and work with cross-disciplinary engineers in a DoD-focused environment.

The role requires strong lab skills, board layout support, scripting in Python/Bash, and a track record of delivering robust high-speed digital systems. U.S.