Specialist, Electrical Engineering - FPGA/ ASIC Hardware Engineer in Finneytown

Energy Jobline ZR; Wintondale (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Specialist, FPGA/ASIC Hardware Engineer in Cincinnati, Ohio. You will architect and develop FPGA and microcontroller firmware for electronic safe devices used in defense systems, leveraging Verilog, SystemVerilog, and C#/embedded development.

The role requires 4+ years of experience, a degree in engineering, and a hands-on approach to design validation, debugging, and supporting time-to-market goals. Strong communication and team collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field; 4+ years of relevant experience, or 8+ years if no degree.
• Graduate Degree with 2+ years of related experience acceptable in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements, define architecture, and design FPGA/hardware and microcontroller firmware.
• Develop Verilog HDL targeting Antifuse and enhanced Flash FPGAs.
• Diagnose functional issues and profile performance in hardware/firmware test setups.
• Contribute to process improvements for hardware-firmware quality and faster time-to-market.

Skills

Verilog HDL

SystemVerilog

Embedded C

C# for microcontrollers

Lab tools usage

Git/Subversion

HDL design & architecture

English communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Graduate Degree (MS/PhD) in related field

Tools

QuestaSim

Logic Analyzers

Oscilloscopes

JTAG/ICE debuggers

Job description

Job Description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

Job Description

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of security.

Job Title: Specialist,FPGA/ASIC Hardware Engineer, Electrical Engineering

Job Code: 41606

Job Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Job Schedule: 4/10

Job Description: As a Hardware Engineer at L3Harris you will be responsible for architecture, design and development of next Electronic Safe and Arm Devices utilizing the latest state of the art technologies.The ideal candidate for this role would share our passion for creating and innovating newtechnologies in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment. We are looking for highly talented, motivated, and versatile engineers that can create the next fuzing solutions.

ASIC / FPGA designs will include various sensor interfaces, sequence verification, A/D and D/A interfaces, communication protocols, state machines, timer chains, etc. used in Electronic Safe and Arm Devices (Fuzes) for DOD weapon systems. Microsemi / Actel is our targeted FPGA and QuestaSim is our simulation tool. The primary responsibilities will focus on Verilog FPGA design, System Verilog UVM verification and C# based microcontroller development.

Essential Functions

• Analysis of the requirements, architecture definition, design and debug of FPGA and associated hardware and microcontroller products and associated firmware.
• Developing Verilog HDL targeting Antifuse and enhanced Flash FPGA's.
• Performing effective analysis of functional issues or performance profiling with the hardware and firmware in test environments or target host systems.
• Contribute to process improvements to ensure hardware-firmware quality and time-to-market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Additional Skills

• Knowledge using Verilog for Logic Design.
• Programming experience in C for embedded systems, including development of algorithms, manipulation of data structures, and implementing highly optimized code.
• Experience with lab tools: Logic Analyzers, oscilloscopes, JTAG/ICE debuggers and protocol analyzers
• Familiar with hardware, software and firmware development methodologies to ensure quality and time-to-market (design verification, code reviews, unit testing, prototyping and product testing).
• Familiar working with code version control repository tools, such as Subversion (SVN), GIT or TFS.
• Digital Design practices and principles, logic design and architecture and experience with HDL's (i.e Verilog, VHDL).
• Knowledge using SystemVerilog for verification with AVM, VMM, OVM, or UVM a plus
• Developing C# source code targeting Bare-Metal Microcontroller Development.
• Good English knowledge (speech and writing);
• Be action-oriented and organized;
• Ability to handle short notice needs/requests

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