Senior Specialist, FPGA VHDL Engineer- Remote Based

Description:

Position Title: Sr Specialist, FPGA VHDL Design Engineer

Job Code: IMS20220408-88151

Job Location: Mason, OH (Cincinnati area)

Hybrid (Remote-based with occasional site visits)

Position Summary

L3Harris Space & Sensors in Cincinnati Ohio is currently seeking a talented FPGA designer with experience developing complex FPGA designs. You will get the opportunity to lead requirements, system design, detailed design, and hardware integration on cutting-edge systems. The diverse product portfolio at L3Harris Space & Sensors provides opportunities to work on ultra-high speed, ultra-large format infrared cameras, launch vehicle avionics, and orbital vehicle communications. As an established pioneer in space exploration and military/defense technology, Space and Sensors, is a first-rank engineering and production company.

RESPONSIBILITES

• Product Development /Technical Leadership
• Requirements, system design, detailed design, and integration of FPGA architectures.
• Effective communication skills with internal and external customers.
• Organize and lead system level Engineering Review Boards (ERBs).
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and reviewer for detailed design documents and VHDL code.
• Analysis of FPGA power consumption, static timing, clock domain crossing, and radiation impacts across worst-case mission life.
• Technical presentations including internal and external design reviews.
• Support to internal and external production/manufacturing, test/verification, and delivered products.
• Support bid and proposal activities to generate technical solutions, cost, and schedule estimation.
  
  
Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE, BSEET, or BSECE) and minimum 6 years prior related experience OR Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
  
  

• Strong knowledge of FPGA architectures and VHDL design including at least 4 years of direct experience.
• ModelSim/Questa or equivalent logic simulation tools
• MATLAB/Simulink experience is a plus
• Standard streaming and memory mapped interfaces (Avalon, AMBA, etc.)
• Experience with FPGA vendor tools (Microsemi, Intel, Xilinx)
• Understanding of digital hardware design, interfaces, and architectures.
• NAND, NOR, and DDR memory interfaces
• GigE, 10GigE, GigE Vision
• High Speed Serializers and Deserializers (SERDES)
• LVDS, RS-422, I2C, SPI
• Project/task management and technical estimating
• Root cause analysis and troubleshooting complex technical situations
• Ability to guide, coach, and train other employees.
• Participation and/or leading of continuous improvement activities
• Working knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, and test processes
• Experience in design for test, quality, reliability, manufacturability, and EMC is a plus.
• Experience in Agile Scrum development methods is a plus.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance, (U.S. Citizenship required), although one is not required for this role up front