FPGA Engineer

RTX • Cambridge, MA

153d • Onsite

About The Position

RTX BBN is one of RTX’s premier research and development centers. Our research portfolio combines the best technologies to deliver innovative, custom solutions with real-world benefit. We are seeking a candidate with FPGA development experience to join the Physical Sciences & Systems (PS2) group in Cambridge, Massachusetts. What will you do Join a world-class team that works with a broad range of government agencies to solve problems that are both technically challenging and have a real-world operational impact. The candidate will support state-of-the-art experimental testbeds for quantum information systems, integrated photonic systems, real-time sensor processing systems, and other physical sciences pursuits. The ideal candidate will have good knowledge in digital systems, HDL, signal processing, hands-on experience with development of real-time embedded systems, and willingness to support limited off-site testing. Knowledge of high-speed interfaces and experience developing in multiple programming domains, including RTL, VHDL, Verilog, and scripting languages is a plus.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or related discipline; or Bachelor's degree and minimum 5 years of experience.
• Professional experience in FPGA development processes: RTL design, verification, timing analysis, lab bring up and validation
• Understanding of DSP fundamentals and their implementation on FPGAs
• Understanding of computing and processor architectures
• Software development experience in C/C++
• Python Scripting development experience (bash, Tcl, etc.)
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SoC boards running bare metal code as well as configuring and deploying embedded Linux (e.g. Petalinux)
• Experience with RFSoC boards and/or high-speed analog signal generation and digitization
• Experience with high-speed interfaces, including experience in Ethernet, serial point to point communication (sFPDP, SPI), and high-speed memory interfaces (HBM2, DDR)
• Familiarity with building Linux drivers for FPGA peripherals
• Experience with high level synthesis tools, including BlueSpec System Verilog
• Experience working with domain experts to define requirements and design systems to be used in experimental or operational environments

Responsibilities

• Join a world-class team that works with a broad range of government agencies to solve problems that are both technically challenging and have a real-world operational impact.
• The candidate will support state-of-the-art experimental testbeds for quantum information systems, integrated photonic systems, real-time sensor processing systems, and other physical sciences pursuits.

Benefits

• Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
• Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees