Lead FPGA Design Engineer

Cynet systems

  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • 2 days ago
  • $80–$85 Per Hour
  • Contractor

Highlights

The ideal candidate will have expertise in VHDL or Verilog, digital signal processing (DSP), modem algorithms, and FPGA implementation, with the ability to support complex engineering projects and lead small technical teams. The role involves the full hardware design lifecycle, including requirements analysis, RTL development, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, verification, system integration, and laboratory testing.

Numbers & Facts

LocationSalt Lake City, UT
Job TypeContractor
Salary$80–$85 Per Hour

Description

  • The FPGA Design Engineer will design, develop, verify, and integrate FPGA-based digital systems for electronic warfare (EW) and wireless communications applications.
  • The role involves the full hardware design lifecycle, including requirements analysis, RTL development, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, verification, system integration, and laboratory testing.
  • The ideal candidate will have expertise in VHDL or Verilog, digital signal processing (DSP), modem algorithms, and FPGA implementation, with the ability to support complex engineering projects and lead small technical teams.

Qualifications


  • Bachelor’s degree with at least 9 years of relevant experience, a graduate degree with at least 7 years of relevant experience, or 13 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
  • Strong experience in FPGA design, RTL development, simulation, synthesis, verification, and implementation.
  • Proficiency in VHDL (preferred) or Verilog.
  • Knowledge of digital signal processing, digital modulation and demodulation, radar systems, and wireless communications.
  • Experience with FPGA-based modem algorithms, electronic warfare systems, or ASIC design.
  • Familiarity with FPGA design tools such as AMD Xilinx Vivado/ISE, Intel Quartus, ModelSim, or Synplify.
  • Experience with FPGA timing closure, high-speed serial interfaces, and hardware debugging.
  • Knowledge of interfaces such as Ethernet, SPI, UART, SDRAM, DDR3, JESD, and PCIe.
  • Experience using laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, signal generators, logic analyzers, and bit-error-rate testers.
  • Familiarity with Git and programming or modeling tools such as C, C++, C#, MATLAB, or Simulink.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
  • Experience leading small engineering teams or technical contributors.
  • Experience with electronic support (ES), electronic attack (EA), signal detection, classification, and identification.
  • Knowledge of forward error correction (FEC), machine learning, and advanced DSP algorithms.
  • Experience with high-level synthesis (HLS) and FPGA interfaces operating at 3 Gbps or higher.

Skills

  • FPGA Design and Development
  • Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
  • Electronic Warfare (EW)
  • RTL Design and Verification
  • FPGA Simulation and Synthesis
  • AMD Xilinx Vivado / Intel Quartus

Benefits

Paid Time-Off, 401K, Medical, Dental, Vision

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