Senior FPGA Engineer (DOD cleared)

Associates Systems LLC; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental and Vision

PTO

401K

Job summary

Associates Systems LLC is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer in Tucson, AZ. This role focuses on designing, developing, and supporting FPGA solutions for advanced defense systems. Responsibilities include VHDL coding, simulation, and integration. Candidates should have 8+ years of experience and be familiar with FPGA devices such as Xilinx and Altera, with a Secret clearance required prior to start. Compensation is open to negotiation and benefits include Health, Dental, PTO, and 401K.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of FPGA engineering experience.
• VHDL coding and digital design experience.
• Current Secret clearance or higher is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop and verify FPGA designs using VHDL.
• Translate system-level requirements into FPGA requirements.
• Support FPGA designs involving RF/EO DSP and data links.

Skills

FPGA engineering experience

VHDL coding

FPGA devices and tool flows (Xilinx, Altera, Microsemi)

FPGA integration and debug

System-level application experience

Secret clearance

Job description

All Qualified candidates will be responded to in 24 hours or less Interim Secret required prior to start Employment type: Full Time W-2 or Contract Rate: open to Negotiation Benefits: including Health, Dental Vision, PTO, Holidays, 401K,etc

Senior FPGA Engineer Location: Tucson, AZ Schedule: On-Site Clearance: Secret clearance or higher required prior to start

Role Summary Seeking a senior-level FPGA Engineer to support the design, development, verification, and integration of production-quality FPGA solutions for advanced defense systems. This role covers the full FPGA lifecycle from requirements and architecture through VHDL coding, simulation, place-and-route, integration, debug, and production release support.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and verify FPGA designs using VHDL.
• Support FPGA architectures for system-level applications.
• Translate system-level requirements into FPGA requirements.
• Perform simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, integration, and debug.
• Work with circuit card designers and systems engineers to define interfaces and design requirements.
• Support FPGA designs involving RF/EO DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing, processor interfaces, and gigabit serial interfaces.
• Create technical documentation, including requirements, verification plans, and user guides.
• Support internal and external technical reviews as needed.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of FPGA engineering experience.
• VHDL coding and digital design experience.
• Experience with Xilinx, Altera, or Microsemi FPGA devices and tool flows.
• Hands-on FPGA integration and debug experience.
• Experience delivering FPGA solutions into system-level applications.
• Ability to support FPGA work from requirements definition through integration and test.
• Secret clearance or higher required prior to start.

Preferred Skills

• Radar or image processing experience.
• Embedded systems experience using ARM, MicroBlaze, or Nios processors.
• Experience with gigabit serial interfaces or multi-gigabit transceivers.
• SystemVerilog / UVM verification experience.
• Experience with emulation platforms such as Veloce.
• Strong technical documentation and review support experience.