Lead FPGA Engineering

L3Harris

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Work type: On-site
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Salary: $127,500–$236,500 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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L3Harris Technologies is a US aerospace and defense technology company providing space and airborne systems, communications, electronic warfare, and missile propulsion solutions for government and commercial customers.

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The Lead, FPGA Engineering role involves designing advanced wireless digital communication and electronic warfare systems. Working within a team of talented engineers, the successful candidate will manage the full design lifecycle, including requirement definition, coding, simulation, synthesis, place and route, and verification testing. Key responsibilities include developing Forward Error Correction, modulation, demodulation, and digital filters. The position requires proficiency in VHDL or Verilog, as well as experience with ModelSim, Synplicity, Xilinx Vivado, and Altera Quartus. Candidates must demonstrate skills in high-speed serial interfaces, memory controllers, and tools like Matlab, SystemC, C, and C++. The work focuses on complex modem and digital signal processing circuits, specifically addressing networking and industry-standard interfaces such as Ethernet, SPI, UART, SDRAM, DDR3, JESD, and PCIe.

Skills

FPGA VHDL Verilog DSP Digital Signal Processing HLS ModelSim Xilinx Vivado Altera Quartus Matlab SystemC C C++ Git Bitbucket JIRA PCIe Ethernet SPI UART SDRAM DDR3 JESD LDPC

What you'll do

Manage the full design lifecycle from initial proposals and requirement definition to verification testing.
Develop advanced wireless digital communication systems and electronic warfare systems using FPGA devices.
Implement complex modem and DSP circuits including digital filters, FFTs, and error-correction codes.
Design and integrate industry-standard interfaces such as Ethernet, SPI, UART, SDRAM, and PCIe.
Perform FPGA verification through comprehensive simulation and unit testing.
Execute synthesis, placement, and route tasks using tools like Vivado, ISE, or Quartus.
Conduct laboratory debugging using digital scopes, logic analyzers, and other complex measurement devices.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree with 9 years prior experience, Graduate Degree with 7 years prior experience, or 13 years of related experience without a degree.
Active US Secret security clearance.
Experience in wireless digital communications, modems, networking, and/or digital signal processing (DSP).
Experience with FPGA verification through simulation and unit testing.
Experience in VHDL (preferred) or Verilog development languages.
Experience implementing complex modem and/or DSP circuits in programmable logic using FPGA devices or ASIC design (preferred).
Experience with simulation, synthesis, and placement software tools such as ModelSim, Synplicity, Xilinx Vivado / ISE and/or Altera Quartus (preferred).
U.S. citizens.

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