FPGA Design Engineer

GuideTech LLC • Lenexa, KS

4d • Onsite

About The Position

GuideTech, a subsidiary of Palladyne AI, is seeking an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to develop FPGA solutions for next-generation avionics systems. This role involves working on mission-critical aerospace and defense technologies, collaborating with hardware, software, systems, and test engineering teams to bring FPGA designs from concept through hardware validation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of professional FPGA design and development experience.
• Strong RTL design experience using VHDL.
• Experience with the complete FPGA development lifecycle, including RTL design, simulation, synthesis, place and route, timing closure, implementation, and hardware verification.
• Experience developing FPGA solutions using AMD/Xilinx devices and the Vivado tool suite.
• Strong understanding of digital logic design, hardware architecture, and hardware/software interaction.
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics.
• Experience using laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal sources, and power supplies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience with Git, ModelSim/QuestaSim, and scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Ruby.
• Ability to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance may be required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement FPGA solutions using VHDL.
• Develop RTL and support simulation, synthesis, place and route, timing closure, hardware verification, and implementation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate FPGA designs into avionics hardware.
• Support board bring-up, debugging, and hardware validation.
• Participate in design reviews and technical documentation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior