Senior Principal ASIC/FPGA Engineer – Space & Defense (Hybrid)

Aleron; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 106,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Aleron is seeking ASIC and FPGA Design Engineers at Advanced and Senior Principal levels in Scottsdale, AZ. The roles focus on architecture, digital design, verification, and lifecycle support of complex FPGA and ASIC solutions used in mission-critical systems.

Roles offer opportunities to lead architecture definitions, drive major programs, and work with advanced tools and teams on defense and space applications. Prior experience with DoD‑related work and security clearances is valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in ASIC/FPGA design or 3+ years with master's degree
• Proficiency in VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog or RTL
• Experience with FPGA flows: synthesis, timing closure, place-and-route
• Proven hardware design, verification, and validation experience

Responsibilities

• Design, verify, and document ASIC/FPGA solutions across product lifecycle
• Define architecture, micro-architecture, interfaces, and timing strategies
• Perform RTL development, synthesis, place-and-route, timing and power analysis
• Create verification plans and run simulations and functional tests
• Evaluate IP cores, vendors, and development tools
• Support hardware integration, debugging, and system testing
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, software, and program teams
• Participate in design reviews and risk assessments
• Contribute to process improvements and innovation

Skills

ASIC design

FPGA design

digital hardware engineering

RTL development

micro-architectures

scripting (Tcl, Python, Perl)

FPGA verification

debug hardware

team leadership

DoD/clearance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Vivado

ISE

Libero

Synplify/Precision

QuestaSim

Job description

Aleron is seeking ASIC and FPGA Design Engineers at Advanced and Senior Principal levels in Scottsdale, AZ. The roles focus on architecture, digital design, verification, and lifecycle support of complex FPGA and ASIC solutions used in mission-critical systems.

Roles offer opportunities to lead architecture definitions, drive major programs, and work with advanced tools and teams on defense and space applications. Prior experience with DoD‑related work and security clearances is valued.