Fpga Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related field. Master’s or PhD preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in RTL/Firmware engineering, with a focus on developing and deploying advanced systems in high-impact environments.
• Experience leading FPGA/RTL/DSP development projects, providing technical direction, and mentoring team members.
• Strong understanding of RTL design/architecture, HDL coding/simulation, FPGA implementation/test, HW/lab debug/integration, MODEM design, networking protocols, DSP, communications systems, MATLAB modeling, Linux, version control, build scripts, fixed-point RTL implementation, timing closure, directed/automated testbench development, sub-system/system-level integration, etc.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities, with experience in conceptualizing and implementing solutions for complex challenges by breaking down complex blocks into smaller ones and defining the implementation approach for junior engineers to implement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of conveying advanced concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Must be a US citizen with an active secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Xilinx PS embedded processers, RFSOC, beam-forming technologies, SATCOM, protected waveforms, ISR datalinks, CDL waveforms, NSA certification process, COMSEC experience, bug tracking, C/C++/Python, etc. a plus.
• The role may require occasional domestic and international travel.

Responsibilities

• Drive firmware/RTL development and engineering efforts, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and emerging technologies.
• Provide technical vision, strategy, leadership, and mentorship to teams, guiding the execution of complex initiatives, which includes breaking down tasks into smaller sub-tasks, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of project status, budgets, and schedule.
• Lead FPGA architectural design reviews and risk mitigation strategies, ensuring secure and scalable solutions.
• Foster innovation by identifying, researching, and implementing cutting-edge technologies.
• Design, code, and deploy high-assurance DoD/NSA security worthy firmware.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including product management, quality assurance, and operations, to deliver high-quality products.
• Communicate technical advancements through presentations, whitepapers, trade studies, and briefings to internal teams and external customers (e.g. supporting CDRLs, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, TIMs, etc.)
• Maintain vendor relationships to evaluate and integrate third-party technologies as needed.
• Define test strategies and establish frameworks for automated and performance testing.
• Monitor system performance and scalability, driving improvements to meet evolving demands.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance FPGA engineering practices across the organization.

Benefits

• Cubic offers medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks), life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverages, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre-paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match.
• Employees can also take advantage of backup childcare, pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and a tuition reimbursement program.
• Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time-off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation.
• Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time-off arrangement.
• Part-time and hourly employees accrue paid time-off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi-weekly.
• Lastly, Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.