Sr. FPGA Engineer

Manpower, Inc.; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Vision plan

Health Savings Account

Weekly Pay

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Sr. FPGA Engineer for an aerospace/defense client in Santa Ana, CA. You will design, implement, verify FPGA logic, and drive the full development flow from RTL to hardware validation.

The role requires 8+ years in FPGA design, VHDL/Verilog, and experience with Vivado or Quartus, plus collaboration across electrical, firmware, test, and supply chain teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required.
• 8+ years of hands-on FPGA design in high-reliability aerospace/defense or similar industries.
• Proficiency in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog with maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain FPGA-based digital logic across the full lifecycle.
• Build FPGA architectures and RTL designs using VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Own the FPGA development flow: simulation, verification, synthesis, timing, and optimization.
• Create and execute FPGA verification strategies, test benches, and hardware validation activities.
• Integrate FPGA designs with processors, memory, clocks, and high-speed interfaces; troubleshoot across FPGA, electrical, and firmware boundaries.

Skills

FPGA architecture

RTL design

timing closure

hardware verification

VHDL

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Job description

Our client, Aerospace and Defense is seeking a Sr. FPGA Engineer to join their team. As a Sr. FPGA Engineer, you will be part of the Engineering organization supporting the FPGA Design and Integration team. The ideal candidate will have strong FPGA architecture and RTL design expertise, a proven track record in verification and timing closure, and the ability to collaborate across electrical, firmware/software, test, manufacturing, and supply chain partners to deliver production-ready solutions.

Job Title: Sr. FPGA Engineer

Location: Santa Ana, California

Pay Range: Up to $185000

What's the Job?

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain FPGA-based digital logic solutions for new and existing products across the full lifecycle.
• Build FPGA architectures and RTL designs using VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog based on system and product requirements.
• Own the FPGA development flow including simulation, functional verification, debugging, synthesis, implementation, timing analysis, and design optimization.
• Create and execute FPGA verification strategies, test benches, and hardware validation activities to confirm performance and requirements compliance.
• Integrate FPGA designs with processors, memory, clocks, high-speed interfaces, and other board-level hardware; troubleshoot issues across FPGA, electrical, and firmware/software boundaries.

What's Needed?

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of professional engineering experience with significant hands-on FPGA design and development in aerospace, defense, communications, or other high-reliability electronic systems.
• Demonstrated experience with FPGA architecture, RTL design, simulation, synthesis, implementation, timing closure, and hardware verification.
• Proficiency in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog, with experience writing maintainable, reusable FPGA code.
• Hands-on experience with FPGA development tools such as AMD/Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, or comparable toolsets.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to drive FPGA architecture and digital logic design for high-reliability aerospace and defense applications.
• Chance to strengthen your end-to-end FPGA skills—from prototype bring-up and lab testing through production troubleshooting and resolution.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, maintainable designs that meet performance, quality, and production requirements.
• Exposure to board-level integration, DFM considerations, and long-term product sustainability through obsolescence planning and migration.
• Engagement in design reviews and technical guidance to improve coding practices, verification approaches, and implementation strategies.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• Weekly Pay

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.