Senior FPGA Engin

Belcan; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Belcan is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineering Contractor to join our ART Microelectronics Technology team in Cedar Rapids, IA. You will design, implement, verify, and integrate high-performance FPGAs for defense solutions, working within Agile teams and using industry-standard toolchains.

You will be responsible for requirements, design and verification, integration on target hardware, peer reviews, and contributing to certification activities, with a focus on quality and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM and 5+ years FPGA experience (or Advanced Degree with 3+ years).
• 3+ years professional FPGA/ASIC front-end experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implementation, and verification of FPGA solutions.
• Integration of FPGA on target hardware units.
• Support peer reviews and certification analyses.
• Peer reviewing FPGA development artifacts.
• Manage changes and tasks via Jira.
• Participate in Agile team meetings and planning.

Skills

FPGA development

VHDL/Verilog

Timing analysis

Git/Subversion

Debugging skills

C/C++

Scripting (Unix)

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Libero

Intel/Altera FPGA tools

Job description

Client is seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior FPGA Engineering Contractor to work with our Applied Research and Technology (ART) Microelectronics Technology team. Your work will contribute to the development of cutting-edge defense solutions across Mission Systems, leveraging your expertise in the design, implementation, verification, and integration of a wide variety of high-performance digital FPGAs.

What You Will Do

• Adhere to all applicable Client Engineering Development and Quality processes, procedures, instructions and guidelines.
• Participate in Agile team meetings and planning activities, as required to support programs covered by this work plan.
• Requirements, design and verification of FPGA solutions
• Integration of developed FPGA on target hardware units
• Supporting peer reviews and certification analysis activities
• Peer reviewing FPGA development artifacts
• Management of change request and task assignments through Jira

Qualifications You Must Have

• 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.
• A minimum of 3 years professional experience in FPGA development, ASIC front end, or related areas
• 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)

Qualifications We Prefer

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills with the ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Experience with high-speed digital interfaces and protocols (e.g., DDR, PCIe, Ethernet).
• Familiarity with best-practice chip-level verification techniques and languages (e.g., constrained random, functional coverage, System Verilog)
• Experience in Simulink and/or MATLAB for modeling and simulation of DSP systems
• Experience with algorithm development/implementation for signal processing applications such as filtering, modulation, demodulation, and spectral analysis
• Experience in ASIC / FPGA lab validation using advanced laboratory equipment
• Experience with Unix, scripting, C/C++, and/or Perl

Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, colour, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.