Senior FPGA Engineer – RF & Modem Systems (9/80)

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Specialist FPGA Electrical Engineer to design and verify embedded modem and RF communication systems in FPGA firmware, based in Palm Bay/Melbourne, FL.

You will analyze requirements, architect solutions, and work with cross‑functional teams to deliver digital signal processing for Modems and Satellite systems. Essential functions include implementing algorithms in FPGAs, developing verification tests, reviewing designs, and ensuring timing and clock

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in EE with related experience or 6+ years in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in FPGA design and signal processing for RF/modem systems.
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Implement, validate, and optimize algorithms in FPGAs and Firmware.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define design requirements.
• Develop high-level and detailed verification test plans aligned with system specs.
• Participate in design reviews and ensure timing/clock-domain integrity.
• Analyze requirements, perform synthesis, and verify interfaces (SerDes, LVDS).
• Contribute to continuous improvement and manufacturing/test readiness.

Skills

FPGA design

Signal processing

Verilog/VHDL

RF/modem knowledge

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Quartus

ModelSim/Questa

MATLAB/Simulink

FPGA tools (Intel, Xilinx, Microsemi)

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Specialist FPGA Electrical Engineer to design and verify embedded modem and RF communication systems in FPGA firmware, based in Palm Bay/Melbourne, FL.

You will analyze requirements, architect solutions, and work with cross‑functional teams to deliver digital signal processing for Modems and Satellite systems. Essential functions include implementing algorithms in FPGAs, developing verification tests, reviewing designs, and ensuring timing and clock