Senior Principal FPGA Engineer

RTX•Huntsville, AL

3d•$132,400 - $251,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Effector Guidance Electronics department develops electronics for weapon system products and is responsible for the architecture, design, and documentation of deliverable FPGA embedded processing. The Senior Principal FPGA Engineer leads FPGA design development across major vendors and device families, including AMD/Xilinx, Altera, and Microchip. Designs support applications such as gigabit serial interfaces, RF and EO digital signal processing, controls, data links, embedded processing, and processor interfaces. The engineer works with circuit card designers and systems engineers on requirements development, architecture, algorithm modeling, partitioning, coding, simulation, and place and route. Designs are verified against requirements using directed and constrained-random test methods. The role provides design support from requirements definition through integration, test, and production release, and includes documentation and configuration management. The position is based onsite in Huntsville, Alabama, and qualifies for relocation assistance. An active existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain and maintain a clearance.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and at least 10 years of relevant experience.
Experience architecting FPGA-based systems to determine parts and interfaces.
At least 10 years of experience in at least 7 of the listed areas: digital design and HDL coding for configurable logic devices; delivery of FPGA solutions for system-level applications; use of one or more Altera, Lattice, Microchip, or AMD FPGA device families and associated tools; integration and debug of electronics using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, or similar equipment; FPGA timing constraints and timing closure; digital simulation with Questa, RivieraPro, or similar tools; industry-standard interfaces and protocols such as AXI, PCIe, SPI, or I2C; Python or C programming; and work with IP cores.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
Active and existing DoD Secret clearance required after day one.

Nice To Haves

Radar processing techniques.
Image processing techniques for visual and infrared sensors.
Gigabit serial interfaces and multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs).
Embedded processor and System on a Chip development for FPGA devices.
Embedded systems design using Microblaze, Nios, or ARM processors.
FPGA design using a Linux-based development environment.
Knowledge of git and GitHub.
Knowledge of encryption and decryption standards such as AES, RSA, and ECC.
Embedded systems design using ARM processors.
Verification using hardware platforms.
System-level FPGA requirements specification and architecture development.
Ability to identify links and potential impacts on projects, programs, or systems.
Cross-discipline knowledge, such as software, systems, and modeling.
Motivation, a strong desire to learn and contribute in a fast-paced team environment, and ability to work independently with minimum oversight.
Practical knowledge of project management.
Familiarity with the Linux environment and commands.
Experience in a leadership role such as team lead, technical lead, or project lead.
Proposal experience, including basis-of-estimate generation, resource identification, and constraint-based program schedule planning.
Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver production-quality FPGA releases, from initial proof of concept through production.
Work cooperatively with systems, hardware, and software engineers, as well as program management, to ensure product success.
Lead FPGA-based systems architecture and design, including determination of parts and interfaces.
Design and code in VHDL for reliability, maintainability, reviewability, and reusability.
Verify designs using self-checking techniques, directed tests, and constrained-random tests while tracking functional and code coverage.
Solve numerous and typically undefined problems where information is difficult to obtain.
Establish processes and operational plans for projects.
Create complete documentation, including requirements, verification plans, user guides, and configuration management materials.
Support designs 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 budgets.
May lead large integrated or cross-product teams on moderate-to-large, multi-year programs.

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
Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and applicable bargaining agreement