Senior FPGA & Logic Design Engineer — Avionics

Universal Avionics; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with safe harbor match

9/80 work schedule option

Vacation and paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness and employee assistance

Job summary

Universal Avionics is seeking a Senior FPGA Logic Design Engineer to advance aerospace avionics systems from design through lab testing. You will design, simulate, and debug FPGA solutions, working closely with hardware, software, and certification teams to ensure DO-254 alignment and robust performance.

The role focuses on high-assurance flight-critical hardware in a collaborative engineering culture, with opportunities to influence system-level architectures and next-generation avionics

Qualifications

• 7+ years of FPGA/digital logic design experience.
• Strong VHDL and/or Verilog experience.
• Experience with FPGA simulation, debugging, and verification tools.
• Aerospace, avionics, defense, or safety-critical experience highly preferred.
• DO-254 experience is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and debug FPGA/firmware solutions for advanced avionics systems.
• Develop PLD requirements, architectures, and detailed design data.
• Perform simulation, verification, hardware integration, and lab testing.
• Troubleshoot complex hardware and firmware issues.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, systems, and certification teams.
• Support full lifecycle FPGA development in accordance with DO-254 processes.
• Contribute to innovative aerospace technologies with real-world operational impact.

Skills

FPGA/digital logic

VHDL/Verilog

FPGA simulation/verification

System-level troubleshooting

Aerospace avionics domain

Tools

FPGA tools

Job description

Universal Avionics is seeking a Senior FPGA Logic Design Engineer to advance aerospace avionics systems from design through lab testing. You will design, simulate, and debug FPGA solutions, working closely with hardware, software, and certification teams to ensure DO-254 alignment and robust performance.

The role focuses on high-assurance flight-critical hardware in a collaborative engineering culture, with opportunities to influence system-level architectures and next-generation avionics