Senior FPGA Design Engineer

BAE SystemsNashua, NH
$97,008 - $164,914Hybrid

About The Position

BAE Systems has an open position for a Senior FPGA Digital Design Engineer! Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Come build your career with BAE Systems. At BAE Systems, we deliver a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. If you are an individual that enjoys a cohesive team environment and is interested in a variety of challenges across a variety of products, then we are interested in hearing from you! Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions (CEMA) Hardware Engineering Group is looking for a Senior FPGA Digital Design Engineer to support FPGA designs through all phases of development. The ideal candidate is expected to perform activities including assisting in design architecture, ownership of RTL coding, synthesis, place and route, timing closure, basic test bench development, lab testing, product support and FPGA security.

Requirements

  • Current Security Clearance (Secret), or eligible to obtain one
  • 4+ years of relevant experience with bachelor’s degree (less with an advanced degree)
  • Experience in FPGA or ASIC Design / Development
  • VHDL (preferred) or Verilog HDL coding
  • Experience with digital design tools and simulators
  • Experience with clock domain crossing techniques
  • Experience with designer-level test bench (VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog)
  • Familiarity with revision control (GIT, CVS, Clearcase, Subversion, etc.)
  • Familiarity with static timing analysis tools and timing closure
  • Working knowledge of internal logic analyzer (ILA/chipscope/signaltap)
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Self-starter and a good team player
  • Ability to mentor and willingness to be mentored
  • Strong debug and problem solving skills
  • Lab testing support

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with DSP fundamentals and FPGA implementation
  • Experience with Matlab/Simulink
  • Experience dealing with legacy designs
  • Experience in hardware design and hands-on lab debug
  • Experience with Xilinx Vivado or Intel/Altera Quartus
  • Experience running digital simulations with Modelsim/QuestaSim
  • Experience generating scripts (Perl, Tcl, Python, shell, etc.)
  • Working knowledge of UVM/SystemVerilog
  • Working knowledge of Radar systems
  • Working knowledge of Video/IR processing systems
  • Working knowledge of stepper motor control
  • Working knowledge of C/C++
  • Working knowledge of high speed ADC/DAC interfaces, SERDES, PCIe

Responsibilities

  • Assisting in design architecture
  • Ownership of RTL coding
  • Synthesis
  • Place and route
  • Timing closure
  • Basic test bench development
  • Lab testing
  • Product support
  • FPGA security

Benefits

  • health, dental, and vision insurance
  • health savings accounts
  • a 401(k) savings plan
  • disability coverage
  • life and accident insurance
  • employee assistance program
  • legal plan
  • discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
  • paid time off
  • paid holidays
  • paid parental leave
  • military leave
  • bereavement leave
  • applicable federal and state sick leave
  • company recognition program
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