Senior FPGA Engineer — Aerospace & Medical Devices

altentechnologyusa; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA in Westminster, CO is seeking an FPGA Electrical Engineer to support aerospace and medical device programs with safety-critical embedded systems.

You will design, verify, and integrate FPGA designs using VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog, manage RTL, timing, and lab bring-up with cross-functional teams. 5+ years FPGA experience required.

This onsite role requires DO-254 familiarity and offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on FPGA design and development experience.
• Strong proficiency in HDL languages (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog).
• Experience with FPGA toolchains (Vivado, Quartus, Libero).
• Knowledge of digital design principles, RTL design, and hardware interfaces.
• Experience with simulation, verification, and debugging tools; familiarity with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SPI).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement FPGA-based digital systems using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Own the full FPGA lifecycle: requirements, architecture, RTL development, simulation, synthesis, and validation.
• Develop and execute verification strategies, including testbenches and simulation-based validation.
• Perform timing analysis, place-and-route, and optimization using industry tools (Vivado, Quartus, Libero).
• Integrate FPGA designs into hardware platforms and support system bring-up and lab validation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, hardware, software, and test engineers.
• Support compliance with industry standards (e.g., DO-254 for aerospace, FDA/ISO for medical devices).
• Troubleshoot complex hardware/firmware issues during development and testing.
• Contribute to design reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

HDL: VHDL/Verilog

FPGA design & development

RTL & digital design

SystemVerilog verification

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Libero

DO-254 familiarity

Job description

ALTEN Technology USA in Westminster, CO is seeking an FPGA Electrical Engineer to support aerospace and medical device programs with safety-critical embedded systems.

You will design, verify, and integrate FPGA designs using VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog, manage RTL, timing, and lab bring-up with cross-functional teams. 5+ years FPGA experience required.

This onsite role requires DO-254 familiarity and offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.