Senior FPGA & High-Speed Digital Engineer – Radar Systems

Great Bay Staffing Group; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation paid

Top benefits

Job summary

Great Bay Staffing Group seeks an electrical engineer to lead hardware design for radar and mission-critical systems. You’ll design, validate, and integrate electronic systems from architecture to prototype, test, and deployment.

The role offers a base salary of $135,000–$165,000 with relocation paid and top benefits in an aerospace/defense setting. Expect work on high-speed digital, FPGA-based systems, and mixed-signal electronics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Approximately 8–12 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong background in high-speed digital circuit design, signal integrity, and embedded electronics.
• Hands‑on experience with FPGA-based systems, VHDL/HDL, and microprocessor architectures.
• Schematic capture and PCB design in Altium or comparable tools.
• Experience with PCIe, DDR4/5, Ethernet, USB, SPI, and I²C.
• Proficiency with lab instrumentation, hardware bring-up, debugging, and prototype validation.
• Familiarity with version control such as Git or Subversion.
• Sound technical judgment, strong documentation skills, and the ability to work independently.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility for access to classified government information.
• Comfort working in a hands‑on laboratory environment; occasional travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate systems built around high-speed digital interfaces, FPGAs, embedded processors, mixed-signal electronics, and RF components.
• Write FPGA logic in VHDL/HDL and support embedded system architecture and integration.
• Develop schematics and PCB layouts in Altium, supporting simulation, fabrication, bring-up, and testing.
• Lead hardware verification, lab testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Build test setups, write test procedures, and validate designs with lab instrumentation.
• Support prototype builds, hardware integration, precision soldering, component rework, and field troubleshooting.
• Document designs and make sure they meet applicable quality, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams, suppliers, and customers.

Skills

FPGA-based systems

VHDL/HDL

High-speed digital design

Signal integrity

Embedded electronics

Microprocessor architectures

PCIe

DDR4/5

Ethernet

I2C

USB

SPI

Lab instrumentation

Git/Subversion

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

8–12 years of relevant engineering experience

Tools

Altium

Job description

Great Bay Staffing Group seeks an electrical engineer to lead hardware design for radar and mission-critical systems. You’ll design, validate, and integrate electronic systems from architecture to prototype, test, and deployment.

The role offers a base salary of $135,000–$165,000 with relocation paid and top benefits in an aerospace/defense setting. Expect work on high-speed digital, FPGA-based systems, and mixed-signal electronics.