FPGA Development Engineer (senior level)
About The Position
CS Group USA is seeking a senior-level FPGA Development Engineer with real-time embedded systems experience to lead requirements, design, and development activities for safety-critical airborne systems. The engineer will work from systems requirements and guide development lifecycles to meet DO-254 objectives, providing technical leadership across development activities and input to certification and verification teams. The position may be onsite in Connecticut, hybrid, or fully remote. The role involves leading FPGA development for embedded aerospace and defense systems from concept through integration, collaborating with systems, hardware, software, verification, and certification teams, and supporting compliance with DO-254 and AC 20-152A objectives. The engineer will also help develop certification data packages, communicate technical status to stakeholders, and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering, science, or technical discipline.
- At least 7 years of relevant experience in FPGA, programmable logic, digital hardware, or embedded systems development.
- Strong understanding of embedded hardware architectures and development processes.
- Strong understanding of COTS IP selection and associated analyses.
- Strong understanding of safety-critical hardware development.
- Strong understanding of systems engineering processes.
- Experience with VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, or similar hardware design languages.
- Experience with Python or equivalent scripting languages.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigation skills.
- Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.
- U.S. citizenship required; dual citizenship must be disclosed.
- Ability to travel approximately up to four weeks per year.
Responsibilities
- Technically lead end-to-end FPGA development activities for embedded aerospace and defense systems from concept to integration.
- Collaborate across systems, hardware, software, verification, and certification teams.
- Support compliance of safety-critical FPGA designs with DO-254 and AC 20-152A objectives, including certification audits, reviews, and data package development.
- Define interfaces between hardware and FPGA, and between software and FPGA.
- Define, solve, and defend technical decisions to stakeholders while guiding implementation and conducting formal design reviews.
- Ensure efficient and accurate capture of device-level requirements.
- Implement requirements accurately and effectively in conceptual and detailed designs.
- Support development efforts in alignment with schedules and quality objectives, communicating technical status to stakeholders.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.
Benefits
- Annual cash bonus opportunity for all members.
- 2% annual retirement benefit opportunity.
- Training and professional development opportunities for all members.
- Six paid holidays.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Vacation, sick time, and bereavement leave.
- Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits.
- Optional spouse/child life insurance.
- Whole life insurance.
- Critical illness insurance.
- Legal assistance.
- Military leave.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
