FPGA Design Engineer, Mid-Level

Simulation Technologies•Huntsville, AL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

SimTech, Inc., recognized as one of the 2026 Best Places for Working Parents, is seeking a FPGA Design Engineer, Mid-Level to join our dynamic and diverse team in Huntsville, AL. This is an upcoming opening with opportunities for growth and professional development. SimTech offers a market leading compensation package with excellent benefits, work/life balance, outstanding retirement plan, career advancement and much more. The FPGA Design Engineer, Mid-Level is responsible for the design, development, integration, testing, and troubleshooting of advanced radar systems supporting missile seeker technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in FPGA design, digital systems development, or related engineering fields.
Extensive experience developing FPGA designs using Verilog, VHDL, and HDL-based design methodologies.
Strong understanding of digital logic design, digital electronics, and FPGA architectures.
Experience with FPGA simulation, verification, timing analysis, and hardware integration.
Proficiency using FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Intel/Altera Quartus, Synplify, ModelSim, Verdi, or equivalent.
Thorough knowledge of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) concepts, algorithms, and implementation techniques.
Experience implementing, troubleshooting communication protocols including RS-232, RS-422, UART, SPI, and I2C.
Experience integrating FPGA firmware with embedded hardware, software applications, and system-level components.
Ability to analyze technical requirements and develop innovative engineering solutions.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
U.S. Citizenship with Active Secret Security clearance and ability to maintain the designated security clearance level is required.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, integrate, and test FPGA-based digital systems for aerospace, defense, and advanced technology applications.
Develop, modify, and maintain FPGA firmware using Verilog, VHDL, and other Hardware Description Languages (HDLs).
Create and execute simulation and verification test benches to validate FPGA designs and ensure compliance with system requirements.
Perform FPGA synthesis, timing analysis, debugging, and optimization to achieve performance, resource utilization, and reliability objectives.
Integrate FPGA firmware with hardware components, embedded processors, and software applications.
Design and implement communication interfaces and protocols including RS-232, RS-422, UART, SPI, I2C, and other serial communication standards.
Utilize FPGA development and verification tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Altera/Intel Quartus, Synplify, ModelSim, Verdi, and related environments.
Support laboratory integration, hardware bring-up, system verification, and troubleshooting activities.
Analyze existing firmware and hardware designs to reverse engineer functionality and develop architectural documentation and block diagrams.
Develop and implement Digital Signal Processing (DSP) functions including filters, FFTs, modulation/demodulation, and error-correction algorithms.
Collaborate with systems, hardware, software, and test engineers to ensure successful system integration and performance.
Support technical reviews, design documentation, test planning, and customer presentations.
Evaluate emerging FPGA technologies, tools, and design methodologies to improve system capabilities and development efficiency.
Other responsibilities as assigned.