Principal FPGA Engineer

RTX • Huntsville, AL

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Effector Subsystems Products (ESP) department develops electronics for weapon system products. 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. We are responsible for the architecture, design, and documentation of deliverable FPGA embedded processing at Raytheon. In this role as a Principal FPGA Engineer, you will develop FPGA designs for all major vendors and device families including AMD, Altera, and Microchip. Designs commonly support the following applications: gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Optical (EO) DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing, and processor interfaces. Designers collaborate with circuit card designers and systems engineers to develop requirements, architecture, modeling of algorithms, partitioning, 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 production release. Design documentation and configuration management are required.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience
• Experience architecting FPGA-based systems to determine parts, interfaces
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in at least 6 of the following categories:
• Digital Design and HDL coding targeting configurable logic devices
• Significant experience in delivering FPGA solutions to system level applications
• Extensive experience in one or more brands of (Altera, Lattice, Microchip, AMD) FPGA devices and associated tools
• Hands on experience with integration and debug of electronics using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, etc.
• Experience with FPGA timing constraints and timing closure
• Experience with digital simulation such as Questa, RivieraPro or similar tools
• Experience with industry standard interfaces and protocols such as AXI, PCIe, SPI, I2C, etc.
• Experience with Python or C programming
• Experience working with Intellectual Property (IP) Cores
• 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
• Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

• Digital Design Knowledge & Principles
• Radar processing techniques
• Image processing techniques for visual and infrared sensors
• Gigabit serial interfaces and multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs)
• Experience with embedded processor and System on a Chip development for FPGA devices
• Knowledge of embedded systems design using Microblaze, Nios or ARM processors a strong plus
• FPGA design experience using a Linux-based development environment highly desired
• Knowledge of git and GitHub
• Knowledge of encryption/decryption standards such as AES, RSA, ECC, etc.
• Embedded systems design using ARM processors
• Familiarity with the Linux environment and commands
• Cross-discipline knowledge such as software, systems, modeling, etc.
• Highly motivated, high performers with a strong desire to learn and contribute in a fast-paced team environment
• Verification utilizing hardware platforms
• System level FPGA requirements specification and architecture development
• Experience working in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Self-directed – Able to complete tasks with minimum oversight
• Practical knowledge of project management
• Ability to identify links and potential impact on projects, programs, or systems
• Experience in a leadership role such as team lead, technical lead, project lead, etc.
• MS or Ph.D. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver production quality FPGA releases from initial proof of concept up to production
• Work cooperatively with systems, hardware, software engineers, and program management to ensure product success
• May lead FPGA-based systems architecture and designs to include determination of parts, interfaces
• Design and code in VHDL for reliability, maintainability, reviewability and reusability
• Verify designs utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage
• Solve problems that are numerous and typically undefined where information is difficult to obtain
• Create complete documentation including requirements, verification plan, user’s guides and configuration management.
• Design support from requirements definition through integration and test
• Translate system level requirements into FPGA requirements
• Perform and participate in internal and external technical reviews
• Independently drive projects and execute to program schedules and budget

Benefits

• 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