Senior FPGA Engineer

Brandywine Communications•Santa Ana, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior FPGA Engineer is responsible for the design, development, implementation, verification, and lifecycle support of FPGA-based solutions across Brandywine’s electronic product portfolio. This position focuses on FPGA architecture and digital logic design for high-reliability aerospace and defense applications, while also supporting board-level integration, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), product obsolescence, and transition from prototype through production. The role works closely with electrical, firmware/software, test, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to deliver robust, maintainable designs that meet performance, quality, and production requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
Minimum of 8 years of professional engineering experience, including significant hands-on FPGA design and development experience within aerospace, defense, communications, or other high-reliability electronic systems.
Demonstrated experience with FPGA architecture, RTL design, simulation, synthesis, implementation, timing closure, and hardware verification.
Proficiency in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog and experience developing maintainable, reusable FPGA code.
Hands-on experience with FPGA development tools such as AMD/Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, or comparable toolsets.
Experience integrating and debugging FPGA designs at the board and system level using laboratory test equipment and hardware debug tools.
Strong understanding of digital design principles, clock-domain crossing, timing constraints, interfaces, and FPGA design best practices.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with attention to detail and deadlines.
Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration with design, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Experience with AMD/Xilinx or Intel FPGA families and embedded FPGA/SoC platforms.
Experience with high-speed digital interfaces, serial communications, DSP, timing/synchronization, or related communications-system applications.
Familiarity with aerospace and defense development environments, including AS9100, ITAR/EAR, and applicable MIL-STD requirements.
Experience with PCB design/DFM, automated test, production support, component obsolescence, and transitioning FPGA-based products from development into manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, implement, and maintain FPGA-based digital logic solutions for new and existing products.
Develop FPGA architectures and RTL designs using VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog based on system and product requirements.
Perform simulation, functional verification, debugging, synthesis, implementation, timing analysis, and design optimization throughout the FPGA development lifecycle.
Develop and execute FPGA verification strategies, test benches, and hardware validation activities to confirm design performance and requirements compliance.
Integrate FPGA designs with processors, memory, clocks, high-speed interfaces, and other board-level hardware; troubleshoot issues across FPGA, electrical, and firmware/software boundaries.
Support FPGA device selection, component lifecycle management, and product obsolescence efforts, including migration or redesign of legacy FPGA implementations when required.
Partner with electrical engineers on schematic, PCB layout, signal integrity, clocking, power, and interface considerations that affect FPGA performance and reliability.
Maintain FPGA design documentation, source files, constraints, revision history, and release packages in accordance with engineering configuration-control practices.
Perform design reviews and provide technical guidance on FPGA architecture, coding practices, verification, and implementation approaches.
Support prototype bring-up, lab testing, root-cause analysis, production troubleshooting, and resolution of FPGA-related technical issues.
Collaborate with manufacturing, test, supply chain, and external suppliers or EMS partners to support DFM, production readiness, cost reduction, and long-term product sustainability.