Senior FPGA Engineer — Defense-Grade Digital Hardware Leader

AeroVironment, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 91,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. in Sunrise, Florida, is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to drive the design and integration of FPGA-based systems for advanced defense applications.

You will lead architecture-to-verification work, collaborating with hardware, DSP, software, and systems teams to deliver robust digital hardware. The role blends hands-on problem solving with technical leadership, offering growth along leadership or SME paths.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of relevant digital design/FPGA experience or Master’s with 6 years of experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in digital design and simulation.
• HDL proficiency, preferably VHDL.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design complex digital hardware and FPGA-based systems.
• Prepare complete project design documentation including requirements and test plans.
• Design and conduct experiments; analyze data to validate performance.
• Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, DSP, software, and systems engineers through the lifecycle.
• Direct engineers and technicians; manage scopes of work, budgets, and schedules.
• Assist in proposals to obtain funding for engineering projects.

Skills

Digital design

HDL: VHDL

Security clearance

C/C++ (basic)

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree

Tools

Xilinx FPGA

Intel/Altera FPGA

Git

TF S

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. in Sunrise, Florida, is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to drive the design and integration of FPGA-based systems for advanced defense applications.

You will lead architecture-to-verification work, collaborating with hardware, DSP, software, and systems teams to deliver robust digital hardware. The role blends hands-on problem solving with technical leadership, offering growth along leadership or SME paths.