Lead Software Engineer, FPGA 1

L3Harris

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Location
Carlsbad, CASalt Lake City, UT
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$135,000–$250,500 / yr
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18 days ago
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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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Lead, Software Engineer - FPGA 1 joins a collaborative team to develop advanced electronic warfare and wireless digital communications systems. This role involves contributing across the full design lifecycle, including proposals, requirements definition, RTL development, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, verification, test, system integration, and field support. The engineer will implement complex modem and digital signal processing algorithms in FPGA-based programmable logic. Key technical skills include VHDL, Verilog, and high-level synthesis. Candidates must utilize tools such as ModelSim, Synplify, Vivado, and Quartus while managing interfaces like Ethernet, SPI, UART, SDRAM, JESD, and PCIe. The work focuses on electronic warfare, signal detection, classification, identification, radar systems, digital modulation, forward error correction, and machine learning to solve critical wireless communication and signal processing problems.

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FPGA VHDL Verilog DSP RTL ModelSim Vivado Quartus Synplify MATLAB Simulink C C++ C# Ethernet SPI UART SDRAM DDR3 JESD PCIe Git HLS Machine Learning

What you'll do

  • Develop advanced electronic warfare and wireless digital communications systems.
  • Execute the full design lifecycle including requirements definition, RTL development, and synthesis.
  • Perform FPGA verification using simulation and unit testing methods.
  • Implement complex modem and digital signal processing algorithms in programmable logic.
  • Achieve timing closure in large FPGA designs using industry-standard tools.
  • Conduct hands-on laboratory debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and signal generators.
  • Lead small teams of technical contributors to achieve project milestones.
  • Integrate industry-standard interfaces such as Ethernet, SPI, UART, and PCIe.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience.
  • Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
  • Minimum of 13 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Current DOD clearance or the ability to acquire one.
  • U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
  • Experience developing in VHDL (preferred).
  • Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or electrical engineering (preferred).
  • Experience leading small engineering teams or technical contributors (preferred).

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