Sr Electrical Engineer – ASIC/FPGA [Onsite]

Anysilicon; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks a Senior FPGA Engineer to design, verify, and integrate high‑performance FPGA/ASIC blocks for aerospace and defense systems. The role requires active U.S. government clearance and U.S.

citizenship, and is onsite in Cedar Rapids. The candidate will lead architectural decisions, perform timing closure, and collaborate across teams while contributing to tool selection and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. government security clearance required.
• U.S. citizenship required for security clearance.
• 5+ years in RTL design and FPGA/ASIC development.

Responsibilities

• Identify requirements capture, ASIC/FPGA architecture and design using RTL, timing closure, verification, and system integration.
• Recommend new tools and practices for continuous improvement in ASIC/FPGA design flow.
• Contribute to engineering estimates for new program pursuits.
• Provide technical leadership for project design teams by breaking down work, planning activities, and reporting status.

Skills

RTL design

SystemVerilog

C/C++

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree in STEM

Tools

ModelSim

Synplify

Quartus

Vivado

Git

Subversion

Unix

Scripting (Python/Perl)

Job description

Sr Electrical Engineer – ASIC/FPGA [Onsite]

Collins Aerospace, 855 35th Street NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Job Description:

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to join their team in Cedar Rapids, IA. This role involves designing, implementing, verifying, and integrating high-performance digital ASICs and FPGAs for aerospace and defense applications. Candidates must possess an active U.S. government security clearance and be U.S. citizens. The position is onsite and offers a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities:

• Identify requirements capture, ASIC/FPGA digital architecture and design using RTL, timing closure, verification, and system integration.
• Recommend new tools and practices for continuous improvement in ASIC/FPGA design flow.
• Contribute to engineering estimates for new program pursuits.
• Provide technical leadership for project design teams by breaking down work, planning activities, and reporting status.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience or an Advanced Degree with 3 years of experience.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship required for security clearance eligibility.
• Experience in RTL coding and simulation in Verilog or VHDL.
• Experience in digital circuit architecture, design, resource tradeoffs, timing analysis, and timing closure.
• Proficient in ASIC/FPGA simulation and synthesis tools (e.g., ModelSim, Synplify, Quartus, Vivado).
• Familiarity with revision control concepts and tools (e.g., Git, Subversion).

Skills:

• Familiarity with best-practice chip-level verification techniques and languages (e.g., constrained random, functional coverage, System Verilog).
• Experience in ASIC/FPGA lab validation using advanced laboratory equipment.
• Experience with Design for Test (DFT) and manufacturability.
• Proficiency in Unix, scripting, C/C++, and/or Perl.

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