Senior FPGA/ASIC Design /Verification Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-04-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-193 ~ 1120 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG193

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Are you interested in becoming part of a growing Avionics FPGA/ASIC team?  This position is for a highly experienced, highly motivated Electrical or Computer Engineer that will be involved in the design, implementation, verification and integration of a wide variety of high-performance ASICs, FPGAs, and SoPCs for Collins Avionics solutions. As an engineer in this organization, you will be employing best practice design and verification methodologies supporting our legacy and next generation Displays, Computing, and Networking Products.

What You Will Do:

• Requirements capture, decomposition, and traceability.

• Develop RTL design code and simulation in VHDL, Verilog, and/or System Verilog.

• Develop Hardware test case, procedures and integration

• Define the verification strategy to be applied, such as on-Hardware verification environment, test frameworks and test tools

• Perform ASIC/FPGA/SoPC verification using inspection, analysis, simulation, and test methods.

• Creation of DO-254 DAL-A certification artifacts for Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH).

• Conduct and/or participate in peer reviews throughout product lifecycle.

• Participate in FAA SOI audits.

• Create engineering bids and support RFIs and RFPs.

• Communicate well with a wide variety of individuals including Engineering, Program Management, internal leadership and customers.

• May perform the duties of a project engineer.

• Recommend new tools and practices for continuous improvement in the group’s ASIC/FPGA design flow.

• Provide guidance or mentor other engineers with a variety of skills and backgrounds.

• Up to 10% is needed both domestic and globally.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience writing RTL and test benches using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Experience with Linux (or Unix), scripting, C/C++, Python, and/or Perl.
• Experience using FPGA specific tools (e.g. Questasim, Vivado, Libero, Synplify Pro, etc.).
• Experience with data interfaces (PCIe, DDR, I2C, Ethernet, CDN, ARINC-429, etc.).

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Ability to work with minimal supervision, as part of a team of engineers with a variety of skills and backgrounds, located throughout the world and matrixed into projects with aggressive schedules and frequent milestones.
• Experience with DO-254 processes and design assurance activities for ASIC, FPGA, and/or SoPC developments.
• Familiarity with best practice chip-level verification techniques and languages (e.g. constrained random, functional coverage, code coverage, LEC, SystemVerilog).
• Experience successfully managing cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Basic risk management skills (identify, quantify, and mitigate risks).

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

• Adoption Assist