Senior FPGA/VHDL Engineer for Space Avionics

Rocketdyne; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocketdyne in Cincinnati, Ohio, is seeking an FPGA engineer with VHDL experience to contribute to FPGA developments across requirements, system design, detailed design, and hardware integration on cutting-edge systems. The role spans launch vehicle avionics and orbital vehicle communications within Rocketdyne Space Electronics.

You will design, verify, and integrate VHDL components, analyze timing and clock domains, and present technical reviews. A DoD clearance is required or obtainable.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering (EE, EET or ECE) and minimum 8 years prior related experience; OR Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (EE, EET, or ECE) and minimum 4 years prior related experience; OR Graduate/Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (EE, EET, or ECE) and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• Proficient knowledge of FPGAs and VHDL design including a minimum of 4 years of direct experience in: ModelSim/Questa or equivalent logic simulation tools, MATLAB/Simulink, standard streaming and memory mapped interfaces (Avalon, AMBA, etc.), FPGA vendor tools (Microchip, Intel/Altera, AMD/Xilinx)

Responsibilities

• Design, implementation, verification, and integration of VHDL components.
• Effective communication skills with internal customers.
• Participate in VHDL peer reviews.
• Analysis of component synthesis, timing, and clock domain crossings.
• Technical presentations including internal design reviews.

Skills

FPGA development

VHDL

Digital design

Education

Associate's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ModelSim/Questa

MATLAB/Simulink

Avalon/AMBA interfaces

FPGA vendor tools (Intel/Altera, AMD/Xilinx)

Job description

Rocketdyne in Cincinnati, Ohio, is seeking an FPGA engineer with VHDL experience to contribute to FPGA developments across requirements, system design, detailed design, and hardware integration on cutting-edge systems. The role spans launch vehicle avionics and orbital vehicle communications within Rocketdyne Space Electronics.

You will design, verify, and integrate VHDL components, analyze timing and clock domains, and present technical reviews. A DoD clearance is required or obtainable.