Senior FPGA Engineer

MSR Technology Group; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, MSR Technology Group, seeks a highly skilled Senior FPGA Engineering Contractor to work with the ART Microelectronics Technology team. You will contribute to cutting-edge defense solutions across Mission Systems via design, verification, and integration of high-performance FPGAs.

Responsibilities include lifecycle design, verification, and integration on target hardware, active participation in Agile processes, and engagement in peer reviews and certification activities to ensure

Qualifications

• Typically requires STEM degree and 5+ years experience, or an advanced degree with 3+ years.
• Minimum 3 years FPGA development or ASIC front-end experience.
• Proficient in VHDL/Verilog for FPGA/ASIC design.
• Experience with FPGA platforms (Xilinx/AMD, Altera) and toolchains (Vivado, Quartus, Libero).

Responsibilities

• Adhere to engineering processes and quality guidelines.
• Participate in Agile team meetings and planning.
• Design, verify, and implement FPGA solutions.
• Integrate FPGA on target hardware units.
• Support peer reviews and certification activities.
• Peer review FPGA artifacts and manage changes via Jira.

Skills

FPGA development

Digital design

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. or higher in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Libero

Git

Jira

Job description

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior FPGA Engineering Contractor to work with their 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 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