FPGA Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Bloomington, MN

1d•$128,924 - $136,000•Onsite

About The Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for an Advanced FPGA Engineer located in our Bloomington, MN location. This role is responsible for the definition, design, verification, and documentation of Advanced FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) developments in embedded systems. The engineer will determine architecture, system simulation, and detailed design approaches, define module interfaces, and oversee all aspects of device design and simulation. They will evaluate the process flow, including high-level design, synthesis, place and route, timing, and power utilization. Additionally, the role involves creating and verifying test and simulation plans, analyzing performance, and potentially reviewing vendor capabilities, foundry technologies, device libraries, and simulation tools. The engineer will also participate in improving FPGA organizational processes, support the generation of technical engineering products, and contribute to research and analysis of data to determine design feasibility. Component and equipment selection based on specifications and reliability, and potential leadership/direction to lower-level employees are also part of the responsibilities. The role requires independent determination of solutions, contribution to major programs and projects, and planning/execution of project tasks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field.
5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree and 3 years of job-related experience.
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Experience with Ethernet Frame structure & protocols.
Proficient use and understanding of FPGA engineering concepts, principles, and theories
Proficient in the principles and techniques of FPGA design
Proficient understanding of FPGA processes
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
Proficient in System Verilog
Proficient in Vivado
Proficient in QuestaSim or ModelSim
Proficient working in Linux environment
Proficient in Git
Proficient knowledge of other related disciplines
Keeps abreast of technology trends
Proficient awareness of business objectives and Engineering role in achieving
Proficient written and verbal communications skills
Ability to think creatively
Ability to multi-task
Proficient skill in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions
Proficient ability to recognize and clearly report information relevant to sound FPGA design
Proficient ability to develop and sell concepts and ideas

Nice To Haves

Prefer experience with Microchip Polarfire FPGAs
Prefer experience utilizing UVM (Universal Verification Methodology) for FPGA verification
Prefer Xilinx Versal experience
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Responsibilities

Responsible for definition, design, verification and documentation for Advance FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) developments in embedded systems.
Determines architecture, system simulation and detailed design approach
Defines module interfaces and all aspects of device design and simulation
Evaluates the process flow including but not limited to high level design, synthesis, place and route, timing and power utilization
Creates test and simulation plans that establish functional criteria
Verifies test results and analyzes performance
May also review vendor capabilities, foundry technologies, device libraries and simulation tools
Participates in the improvement of the FPGA organizational processes.
Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the FPGA development life cycle
Contributes to the research and analysis of data, such as customer design proposal specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application
Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability
May provide leadership and/or direction to lower level employees
Independently determines approach to solutions
Contributes to the completion of major programs and projects
Plans and executes project tasks for activities described above