Specialist, FPGA Electrical Engineer - Digital Design

L3Harris; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an FPGA Design Engineer, where you'll be at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technology solutions for national security. This role offers the opportunity to work on innovative projects involving FPGA devices, data acquisition, and telemetry products. You'll collaborate with a talented team, ensuring designs meet performance requirements while supporting the full life cycle of development. If you're passionate about digital hardware design and looking to make a significant impact, this position is perfect for you. Enjoy a supportive work environment that values your professional growth and work-life balance.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Flexible work schedule (9/80)

Inclusive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in FPGA Digital Hardware Design.
• Strong background in VHDL coding and FPGA integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop specifications and design architectures for FPGA devices.
• Ensure FPGA simulations verify performance and integrate testing.

Skills

VHDL

FPGA Design

Digital Signal Processing

Git

TCL

Python

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Vivado

AMD Xilinx FPGA

SoC (RFSOC, Kintex UltraScale)

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.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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 national security.

Job Title: Specialist, FPGA Design Engineer – Digital Hardware Design

Job Code: 23731

Job Location: Nashua, NH

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off!)

Relocation: Relocation assistance may be provided to qualified applicants

Job Description:

L3Harris in Nashua, NH currently has an opening for a FPGA Digital Hardware Engineer. In this role, you will support the development of Field Programmable Gate Array devices for data acquisition and telemetry products. Responsibilities will include generation of specifications, component selection, FPGA coding, simulation, and analyses, support of PWB layout, and integration & verification testing.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Essential Functions:

• Generate design concepts and architectures to satisfy performance requirements
• Design sub-systems and modules, with emphasis on digital circuits and FPGA code, coordinating integration with other Engineering disciplines
• Ensure the FPGA simulations verify performance, then integrate and test the FPGA on the circuit card assembly
• Support the full life cycle development and integration of VHDL into different families of FPGAs
• Experience coding in VHDL and modeling algorithms, simulating, and integrating multiple FPGA-based modules
• Support the bench-level system integration with hardware, software, and other FPGA designs
• Support proposal efforts and early stages of the program to define detailed system requirements
• Support qualification and production test in the event of test failures
• Support customer with use and troubleshooting of fielded products
• Candidate must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain a Security Clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science Degree in electrical/computer engineering and 4+ years of professional experience, OR, a Masters in electrical/computer engineering and 2+ years of professional experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• 2+ years experience using VHDL

• Professional experience with and understanding of AMD Xilinx FPGA architectures

• Professional experience with SoC (RFSOC, Kintex UltraScale/UltraScale+, Virtex UltraScale/UltraScale+, Zynq UltraScale+)
• Professional experience with Vivado

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with AXI streaming and control buses
• Experience with basic Digital Signal Processing (DSP) concepts
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments in a fast-paced work environment and to complete design/project goals with minimal oversight and direction
• Experience interfacing with ADCs and DACs and with processing of IQ data
• Ability to write TCL and Python scripts to support build scripting
• Ability to use Git for configuration management
• Ability to implement DSP filters, FFTs, and resampling modules in FPGAs

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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