FPGA/ASIC Engineer I (Onsite)

RTX•Cedar Rapids, IA
•$57,200 - $108,800•Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace is seeking a motivated and innovative ASIC/FPGA Engineer to join our Applied Research and Technology (ART) Microelectronics Technology team. Your work will contribute to the development of cutting-edge defense solutions across Mission Systems, leveraging your skills in the design, implementation, verification, and integration of a wide variety of high-performance digital FPGAs & ASICs. What You Will Do: You will support requirements capture and ASIC / FPGA digital architecture You will implement ASIC / FPGA digital design using RTL You will support verification and system integration of ASIC / FPGA implementations What YOU will learn: You will work with an experienced team to learn best practices and Collins’ engineering processes for implementing world class ASIC / FPGA solutions. You will get to work with cutting edge technologies developed both in house and by external vendors. You will learn how ASICs and FPGAs are used to implement solutions utilized in communications, security, and space-based products.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by start date.
  • Experience with RTL coding and simulation in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog
  • Experience using ASIC and/or FPGA design tools (e.g. Modelsim, Quartus, Vivado or other FPGA-specific tools)
  • Experience with debugging and root cause investigations on hardware using hardware schematics, integrated FPGA vendor debug tools, and digital lab equipment
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
  • Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

  • Digital circuit architecture and resource tradeoffs
  • Some background in signal processing and/or information assurance
  • Familiarity with the signal processing system simulation & analysis tools (e.g. Matlab, Simulink)
  • Familiarity with revision control concepts and tools (e.g. Git, Subversion)
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision, team with engineers of a variety of skills and backgrounds, and matrix into projects with aggressive schedules and frequent milestones
  • Experience may be obtained through on‑the‑job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Responsibilities

  • Support requirements capture and ASIC / FPGA digital architecture
  • Implement ASIC / FPGA digital design using RTL
  • Support verification and system integration of ASIC / FPGA implementations

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life insurance
  • short-term disability
  • long-term disability
  • 401(k) match
  • flexible spending accounts
  • flexible work schedules
  • employee assistance program
  • Employee Scholar Program
  • parental leave
  • paid time off
  • holidays
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