Senior FPGA Engineer: VHDL Design & System Integration

Cimarron Software Services, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) contributions

Educational reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Cimarron Software Services, Inc. in Houston, TX, is seeking a senior FPGA Engineer to design, develop, test, and optimize FPGA-based systems for the Axiom xEVAS spacesuit project. This 100% onsite role requires hands-on leadership on complex FPGA work.

Applicants should have 10+ years of FPGA development, VHDL expertise, and experience integrating FPGA designs into system-wide hardware/software environments. U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance considerations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on FPGA development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement FPGA modules and subsystems using VHDL.
• Perform third-party IP core integration and verification.
• Develop configurable, self-checking test benches in VHDL/OSVVM.
• Integrate FPGA design with embedded software and flight hardware.
• Optimize designs for performance, power, and resources.
• Use Xilinx Vivado for synthesis and timing closure.
• Document design specs and participate in peer reviews.
• Assist in lab testing and system integration.

Skills

FPGA development

VHDL

Embedded C/C++

SoC integration

Bus protocols (UART SPI I2C I2S)

Xilinx Vivado

Verification (OSVVM/OVM)

Test benches

Lab testing

Timing closure

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

ModelSim / ISE Simulator

OSVVM

Verilog

Job description

Cimarron Software Services, Inc. in Houston, TX, is seeking a senior FPGA Engineer to design, develop, test, and optimize FPGA-based systems for the Axiom xEVAS spacesuit project. This 100% onsite role requires hands-on leadership on complex FPGA work.

Applicants should have 10+ years of FPGA development, VHDL expertise, and experience integrating FPGA designs into system-wide hardware/software environments. U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance considerations.