Senior FPGA Hardware Design Engineer

Kforce Inc; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

FSA

401(k)

Job summary

Kforce's client in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer - FPGA to develop high-performance digital electronics for advanced communications and space systems. This role combines FPGA development with high-speed board-level hardware design, requiring strong RTL skills and hands-on lab debugging.

The candidate will design complex digital boards, create schematics, verify RTL, and integrate FPGA firmware with hardware during system bring-up, collaborating across engineering teams

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related discipline
• 5+ years of FPGA development and/or advanced digital hardware
• Experience developing synthesizable RTL with SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL
• Experience with professional schematic capture and PCB design environments (Cadence, Xpedition, Altium)
• Understanding of high-speed digital interfaces, timing, signal integrity, and board-level design principles
• Strong hands-on lab skills integrating FPGA firmware with prototype hardware

Responsibilities

• Develop complex digital boards with FPGAs, processors/SoCs, memory, converters, high-speed interfaces
• Create schematics and establish design requirements for PCB implementation
• Design and verify RTL using SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL
• Implement FPGA functionality for data processing, control logic, and high-throughput interfaces
• Integrate FPGA firmware with hardware and support board bring-up
• Collaborate with engineering teams throughout product development

Skills

FPGA development

RTL design

SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL

High-speed interfaces

Laboratory debugging

Schematic capture

PCB design tools

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence

Xpedition

Altium

Job description

Kforce's client in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer - FPGA to develop high-performance digital electronics for advanced communications and space systems. This role combines FPGA development with high-speed board-level hardware design, requiring strong RTL skills and hands-on lab debugging.

The candidate will design complex digital boards, create schematics, verify RTL, and integrate FPGA firmware with hardware during system bring-up, collaborating across engineering teams