Principal Electrical Engineer-FPGA Design- Onsite Tucson, AZ

RTX•Tucson, AZ

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Effector Digital Products (EDP) department develops electronics for our weapon system products. We are responsible for the architecture, design, and documentation of deliverable FPGA embedded processing. We engage at the outset of the weapon system development and follow our designs through deployment. Our products are deployed all over the world, from the ground to exoatmospheric environments and into space. As a Principal FPGA Design Engineer you will develop FPGA designs for all major vendors and device families including: Xilinx, Altera, and Microsemi. Designs are implemented using VHDL for the following applications: gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Optical (EO) DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing and processor interfaces. Designers work with circuit card designers and systems engineers to develop requirements, architect new parts, collaborative modeling of algorithms, partition and perform code development, simulation, and place and route. Designs are verified against requirements using both directed test and constrained random methodologies. Design support is expected from requirements definition through integration and test. Design documentation and configuration management are required. This position is 100% ONSITE in Tucson, Arizona.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
FPGA/ASIC design (VHDL and/or Verilog coding) or FPGA/ASIC verification (SystemVerilog coding)
Xilinx or Microsemi devices and flow tools
Delivering FPGA/ASIC solutions to system level applications
Hands on experience with integration and debug of FPGA/ASIC devices
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

Nice To Haves

FPGA design experience in one or more of the following areas: Radar processing techniques
Image processing techniques for visual and infrared sensors
Embedded systems design using ARM, Microblaze, or Nios processors
Gigabit serial interfaces and multi-gigabit transceivers (MGT’s)
Experience leading technical teams and programs

Responsibilities

Deliver production-quality FPGA releases from initial proof of concept to production
Architect FPGA-based systems to determine parts, interfaces, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
Translate system-level requirements into FPGA requirements.
Design and code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability.
Verify designs utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage.
Drive projects and execute program schedules on time and budget.
Create complete documentation including requirements, verification plans, and user’s guides.
Manage moderately sized projects or processes
Viewed as subject-matter expert within discipline
Able to operate with minimal oversight from manager
Coaches, reviews, and delegates work to junior engineers
Support internal and external technical reviews
Support customer interactions and relations
Make improvements to processes, systems or products to enhance overall performance