Sr. FPGA Engineer

Accord Technologies Inc; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Accord Technologies Inc is seeking a Sr. FPGA Engineer in Melbourne, FL. The role focuses on designing and documenting safety-critical hardware and developing FPGA/CPLD designs for aerospace applications. Candidates should have 5-10 years of experience and a BSEE degree.

Responsibilities include requirements generation, design synthesis, and collaboration with engineering teams. Knowledge of VHDL, System Verilog, and Do-254 is preferred. The position requires hands-on testing and up to 25% travel.

Qualifications

• 5‑10+ years of experience with FPGA design.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
• Hands-on hardware build and test experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and document safety-critical hardware.
• Develop and support FPGA/CPLD designs.
• Prototype evaluation and design reviews.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to enhance applications.

Skills

VHDL

System Verilog

UVM test benches

Do-254

FPGA design

Analytical skills

MATLAB

Simulink

Education

BSEE

Tools

Timing Designer

Hyperlynx

Job description

Sr. FPGA Engineer

Melbourne, FL Onsite

Visa: Open

Experience level: 5 to 10 years

Client: Aerospace

Job Description

The Electrical Engineer designs, tests and documents safety‑critical hardware. Responsible for developing and supporting FPGA/CPLD designs through all phases of design and system integration for high‑reliability embedded aerospace and ground‑based vehicle system applications.

Responsibilities

• Perform activities such as requirements generation, design, RTL‑synthesis, test bench development and design simulation, static timing and power analysis, and requirements based design verification.
• Prototype evaluation, design‑to‑cost tradeoffs, design reviews, qualification test support, system integration support, production and obsolescence support tasks.
• Maintain the desire to stay current in the continuously developing field and to expand knowledge base and skills in FPGA design and digital hardware engineering.
• Works with hardware engineers and senior management to enhance existing applications and build additional applications.
• Designs and develops hardware systems.
• Tests and modifies hardware to ensure it meets specifications and requirements.
• Understands and utilizes internal processes and tools for the development of hardware.
• Decisions may have minor impact on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Contributes to engineering estimates on simple hardware designs.
• Improved depth of product domain knowledge.
• Bachelor's Degree and 5-10+ years work experience or Master’s Degree and 3+ years of work experience.

Required Skills

• Experience with VHDL, System Verilog designs and UVM test benches.
• Preferred: Do‑254 experience for Aerospace.
• 5‑10+ years circuit design experience, with demonstrated ability to design HDL‑based FPGAs and CPLDs.
• Knowledge of digital electronic devices and circuit design principles. Experience using design/analysis tools, such as Timing Designer and Hyperlynx.
• Hands‑on hardware build, test, and integration experience.
• Motivated self‑starter with the ability to effectively work in a team environment.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability, along with follow‑up and monitoring skills.
• Strong written and oral presentation skills.
• Experience with MATLAB and Simulink for auto‑generation of FPGA code.
• Familiarity with FPGA integration into digital circuit card designs to ensure electrical integrity of FPGA design in embedded applications.
• Up to 25% travel.
• Minimum Training/Education: BSEE.

Must Have Skills Matrix

• FPGA Design – No. of years of experience.
• Do‑254 – Level of experience.
• System Verilog designs / UVM – Level of experience.
• VHDL coding – Level of experience.
• Design verification testing or target testing in lab – Level of experience.