Senior Principal FGPA Design Engineer (onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-09-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

IN301: 1010 Production Rd Ft Wayne IN 1010 Production Road , Fort Wayne, IN, 46808 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

The Open Communications Systems (OCS) organization within Collins Aerospace, is designing communications systems for Next Generation technologies across a wide variety of platforms.   

We are hiring a Senior Principal FGPA Design Engineer in Fort Wayne, IN.

In this role you will develop FPGA designs for all major vendors and device families including: Xilinx, Altera, and Microsemi. Designs are implemented using VHDL for the following applications: gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Optical (EO) DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing and processor interfaces. Designers work with circuit card designers and systems engineers to develop requirements, architect new parts, collaborative modeling of algorithms, partition and perform code development, simulation, and place and route. Designs are verified against requirements using both directed test and constrained random methodologies. Design support is expected from requirements definition through integration and test. 

What You Will Do

• Deliver production-quality FPGA releases from initial proof of concept to production.

• Architect FPGA-based systems to determine parts, interfaces, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS).

• Translate system-level requirements into FPGA requirements.

• Design and code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability.

• Verify designs utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage.

• Drive projects and execute program schedules on time and budget.

• Create complete documentation including requirements, verification plans, and user’s guides.

• Manage moderately sized projects or processes

• Typically viewed as subject-matter expert within discipline

• Operate with minimal oversight from manager

• Coaches, reviews, and delegates work to junior engineers

• Support internal and external technical reviews

• Support customer interactions and relations

• Make improvements to processes, systems or products to enhance overall performance

Qualifications You Must Have

Must experience in FPGA design, verification, and integration to include the following:

• FPGA design (VHDL and/or Verilog coding), FPGA verification,

• Xilinx or Microsemi devices and flow tools

• Delivering FPGA solutions to system level applications

• Integration and debug of FPGA devices experience

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Active/current security clearance

FPGA design experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Radar processing techniques

• System Verilog coding

• Image processing techniques for visual and infrared sensors

• Embedded systems design using ARM, Microblaze, or Nios processors

• Gigabit serial interfaces and multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs)

What We Offer​:

• 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 Loa