Senior FPGA Electrical Engineer – DoD/Secret Cleared

Collins Aerospace; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

401(k) match

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer – FPGA in Marlborough, MA to design and integrate FPGA solutions across aerospace systems. You will work within an IPT, contributing to RTL development, timing closure, verification, and hardware integration throughout the lifecycle.

The role requires strong VHDL/Verilog expertise, FPGA platform familiarity, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Demonstrated experience developing RTL designs using VHDL and/or Verilog in a professional FPGA or ASIC development environment.
• Proficient in VHDL/Verilog for FPGA/ASIC design and implementation.
• Experience in digital circuit architecture, design, resource tradeoffs, timing analysis, and timing closure.
• Familiarity with FPGA platforms such as AMD/Xilinx, Altera, Microchip, or others, and associated toolchains (e.g., Vivado, Quartus, Libero).
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for FPGA/ASIC systems.
• Proficiency with revision control concepts and tools (e.g., Git, Subversion).

Responsibilities

• Requirements capture, FPGA digital architecture and design using RTL, timing closure, verification, and system integration.
• Optimize FPGA implementations to meet performance, power, and size constraints.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate FPGA solutions into larger systems.
• Follow all applicable development processes, procedures, and guidelines.
• Participate in Agile team meetings and planning activities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• May provide technical leadership for project design teams by breaking down work, planning activities, and reporting status.
• Contribute to engineering estimates for new program pursuits.

Skills

RTL design

VHDL/Verilog

FPGA/ASIC design

Digital circuit architecture

Git/Subversion

Vivado/Quartus/Libero

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Libero

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer – FPGA in Marlborough, MA to design and integrate FPGA solutions across aerospace systems. You will work within an IPT, contributing to RTL development, timing closure, verification, and hardware integration throughout the lifecycle.

The role requires strong VHDL/Verilog expertise, FPGA platform familiarity, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.