Senior Firmware (FPGA) Engineer

L3Harris Technologies

  • Northampton, MA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 21 days ago
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.Job Title: Senior Firmware Design (FPGA) EngineerJob Code: 27530Job Location: Northampton, MASchedule: 9/80Job Description:Senior professional with strong knowledge of Electrical Engineering/Firmware Development and broad knowledge of technical task management. This FPGA Subject Matter Expert (SME) will be a key member of the Northampton, MA Electrical Engineering team, supporting all major FPGA efforts and providing guidance and mentorship to more junior FPGA engineers. Manages complex projects or processes with general oversight. Communicates within and outside of own function to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures. Makes moderate to substantial improvements to systems and processes. Contributes to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results.Essential Functions:
  • Derive FPGA design specifications from system requirements
  • Develop detailed FPGA architecture for implementation
  • Implement design in RTL (VHDL) and perform module level simulations
  • Perform Synthesis, Place and Route (PAR) and Static Timing Analysis (STA)
  • Perform RTL quality using: Lint, Reset Domain Crossing (RDC), Clock Domain Crossing (CDC)
  • Static Formal EDA
  • Generate verification test plans and perform End to End Simulations
  • Support Board, FPGA bring up
  • Validate design through HW/SW integration test with test equipment
  • Support mentorship of other, more junior FPGA Engineers onsite
  • Mature and improve the FPGA design and formal release process
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering and a minimum of 6 years related experience; or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years related experience
  • 3-5+ years’ experience designing FPGA products with VHDL
  • Experience with Xilinx FPGAs and Vivado
  • Experience with revision control processes and systems
  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Preferred Additional Skills:
  • Familiar with Vivado Constraints, ILA, VIO, Gigabit Transceivers, CameraLink, I2C bus, SPI, CAN bus
  • Familiar with digital signal processing, specifically for video processing
  • Real-time embedded software in “C” or “C++” running on bare-metal or RTOS
  • Schematic capture using Mentor Graphics Xpedition
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in or . For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for or .

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