Senior FPGA Engineer: Lead Firmware & Lab Verification

Jobtome; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, FL is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to design, simulate, and integrate firmware for flight avionics. You will lead FPGA-based modules, develop VHDL, and coordinate with a small team through full lifecycle development.

A security clearance is preferred; strong experience with Altera/Xilinx and PCIe/SRIO is highly valued. The role demands rigorous verification, system-level thinking, and the ability to work with hardware and software teams on mission-critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EE or related field; 6+ years relevant experience.
• Graduate degree preferred with 4 years additional experience.
• Experience with FPGA architectures and VHDL coding.

Responsibilities

• Decompose system requirements into FPGA specifications.
• Architect FPGA solutions against requirements and implement them.
• Lead FPGA design team through verification and integration.
• Ensure FPGA simulations verify performance and integrate on hardware.
• Mentor junior engineers and support project planning.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

Team leadership

Security clearance

High-speed serial protocols

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in EE or related field

Graduate Degree

Tools

Altera FPGA

Xilinx FPGA

PCI Express

SRIO

Ethernet 10G

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, FL is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to design, simulate, and integrate firmware for flight avionics. You will lead FPGA-based modules, develop VHDL, and coordinate with a small team through full lifecycle development.

A security clearance is preferred; strong experience with Altera/Xilinx and PCIe/SRIO is highly valued. The role demands rigorous verification, system-level thinking, and the ability to work with hardware and software teams on mission-critical