Principal FPGA Design Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-06-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ852: RMS AP Bldg M02 1151 East Hermans Road Building M02, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

At Raytheon, you have the opportunity to try new things and make a bigger difference across a broader end-to-end solution, a richer technology and product set, an expanded range of disciplines, a growing global footprint and a more diverse team of colleagues and customers.

The Effector Digital Products (EDP) department develops electronics for our weapon system products. We engage at the outset of the weapon system development and follow our designs through deployment. Our products are deployed all over the world, from the ground to exoatmospheric environments and into space. We are responsible for the architecture, design, and documentation of deliverable FPGA embedded processing at Raytheon.

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.

• Help drive projects and execute program schedules on time and budget.

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

• May manage moderately sized projects or processes

• Typically viewed as subject-matter expert within discipline

• Able to operate with minimal oversight from manager

• Coaches, reviews, and delegates work to junior engineers

• May support internal and external technical reviews

• May support customer interactions and relations

• Able to make improvements to processes, systems or products to enhance overall performance

Qualifications You Must Have:

Bachelor of Science in Computer or Electrical Engineering

8 years of experience in FPGA design, verification, and integration obtained through advanced education combined with experience.

A minimum of 8 years of experience to include the following:

• FPGA design (VHDL and/or Verilog coding), FPGA verification (SystemVerilog coding) is a plus.

• Xilinx or Microsemi devices and flow tools

• Delivering FPGA solutions to system level applications

• Integration and debug of FPGA devices experience

The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

A PhD can account for 4 years of experience as required for this position

Qualifications We Prefer:

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

• Radar processing techniques

• 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)

• Experience leading technical teams and programs

What We Offer:

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the superior benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:

Onsite:  Employees who are working in Onsite role