Lead, Digital Design Engineer

L3Harris Technologies•Tempe, AZ

About The Position

L3Harris Integrated Vision Solutions in Londonderry is seeking a Lead Digital Design (FPGA) Engineer for its new product development team. The position contributes to the development of modern military electronic hardware, taking designs from concept to production. The work involves mixed-signal systems, microcontrollers, and DSP/FPGA qualifications. The Lead Digital Design Engineer is responsible for the complete firmware development lifecycle, leading complex projects from firmware requirements through production release. The role contributes to firmware architecture and designs for efficiency and reuse, working within a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of prior related experience; alternatively, at least 13 years of prior related experience in Digital Electrical Engineering in lieu of a degree.
At least 9 years of firmware development experience.
Working experience using VHDL (preferred) or Verilog, with at least 8 years of proven successful advanced digital designs.
Direct experience interfacing with microcontrollers and/or knowledge of embedded processor implementations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Digital Electrical Engineering.
Expertise in digital FPGA design, preferably with video and image processing experience.
Experience with high-speed data communication.
Experience with OrCAD, PSpice, Cadence Allegro, or equivalent CAD/CAE tools.
Proficiency with Git and Jira.
Experience with Jenkins and DevSecOps toolchains.
Experience with DOORS Requirements Management.
Proficiency in distilling system requirements into firmware requirements.
Proficiency with firmware configuration management tools; Git preferred.
Proficiency with ModelSim or equivalent tools to simulate, debug, and verify digital design.
Knowledge of design architecture trade-offs for size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C), preferably for electro-optical systems.

Responsibilities

Lead the estimation, planning, and execution of firmware design and development.
Develop FPGA VHDL code for Microchip, Xilinx (AMD), Altera (Intel), and other platforms.
Develop top-level test benches to simulate and verify design architecture.
Design and develop image and video processing algorithms and protocols.
Implement vendor-specific and third-party IP.
Translate system requirements into firmware requirements.
Design firmware architecture, document it, and review it with peers and stakeholders.
Design, develop, and document hardware/software interfaces.
Lead post-design support and troubleshooting using appropriate tools, including oscilloscopes, logic/spectrum analyzers, and other test equipment.
Collaborate with mechanical, optical, software, digital, and analog designers on a cross-disciplinary team.