Principal FPGA Engineer

RTX•Huntsville, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Effector Guidance Electronics (EGE) department develops electronics for weapon system products and is responsible for the architecture, design, and documentation of deliverable FPGA embedded processing at Raytheon. Its products operate in environments ranging from ground-based systems to exoatmospheric environments and space. The Principal FPGA Engineer develops FPGA designs for major vendors and device families, including AMD, Altera, and Microchip. Applications include gigabit serial interfaces, RF and EO digital signal processing, controls, data links, embedded processing, and processor interfaces. The role supports design from requirements definition through production release, integration, and test, and includes architecture, modeling, algorithm partitioning, coding, simulation, place and route, verification, documentation, and configuration management. The engineer collaborates with systems, hardware, and software engineers and program management, and may lead FPGA-based system architecture and designs. The position is 100% onsite in Huntsville, Alabama, and qualifies for relocation assistance. An active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one; U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance are required. The salary range is $107,500–$204,500. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits and incentive compensation, subject to business-unit and collective-bargaining eligibility and other factors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), typically, and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
Experience architecting FPGA-based systems and determining parts and interfaces.
At least 8 years of experience in at least 6 of the following areas: digital design and HDL coding for configurable logic devices; delivering FPGA solutions to system-level applications; experience with FPGA devices and associated tools from one or more of Altera, Lattice, Microchip, or AMD; integration and debug of electronics using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, or similar equipment; FPGA timing constraints and timing closure; digital simulation tools such as Questa or RivieraPro; industry-standard interfaces and protocols such as AXI, PCIe, SPI, or I2C; Python or C programming; and working with intellectual property (IP) cores.
U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; an active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of digital design principles.
Knowledge of radar processing techniques.
Knowledge of image processing for visual and infrared sensors.
Experience with gigabit serial interfaces and multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs).
Experience with embedded processor and System-on-Chip development for FPGA devices.
Knowledge of embedded systems design using MicroBlaze, Nios, or ARM processors.
FPGA design experience in a Linux-based development environment.
Knowledge of Git and GitHub.
Knowledge of encryption and decryption standards such as AES, RSA, and ECC.
Familiarity with the Linux environment and commands.
Cross-discipline knowledge, such as software, systems, and modeling.
Experience with verification using hardware platforms.
Experience specifying system-level FPGA requirements and developing architecture.
Experience working in a team environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Self-directed approach and ability to complete tasks with minimal oversight.
Practical knowledge of project management.
Ability to identify dependencies and potential impacts on projects, programs, or systems.
Experience in a leadership role such as team lead, technical lead, or project lead.
Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver production-quality FPGA releases from proof of concept through production.
Work cooperatively with systems, hardware, and software engineers, and program management, to support product success.
Lead FPGA-based systems architecture and designs when needed, including determining parts and interfaces.
Design and code in VHDL for reliability, maintainability, reviewability, and reusability.
Verify designs against requirements using self-checking techniques, directed tests, and constrained-random tests; track functional and code coverage.
Translate system-level requirements into FPGA requirements.
Support design from requirements definition through integration and test.
Create documentation, including requirements, verification plans, user guides, and configuration-management materials.
Perform and participate in internal and external technical reviews.
Independently drive projects and execute to program schedules and budgets.
Solve complex, often undefined problems when information is difficult to obtain.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
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
Holidays
Relocation assistance
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.