Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (FPGA/VHDL)

What you'll do

• Lead the electrical engineering team in creating embedded compute solutions for vehicle management, DSP, and networking.
• Own the full PCB development cycle for host boards including requirements, schematic capture, layout, bring-up, and integration.
• Develop and improve workflows for the FPGA and HDL design cycle, including architecture and simulation.
• Standardize HDL libraries and define functional blocks for system testing.
• Create and communicate detailed product development schedules to ensure all personnel meet deadlines.
• Develop a scalable strategy for rolling out compute solutions across the company.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 15+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs in military, automotive, or similar hardware.
• Experience leading an Electrical Engineering team focused on Digital Design.
• Proficiency in an HDL language such as VHDL or Verilog.
• Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and standard interfaces like Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, and USB.
• Experience in design for signal integrity and power integrity.
• Competence with test equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, and test automation.
• Proficient with Altium Designer or an equivalent electronic design automation tool.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
• Understanding and familiarity with DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160, DO-311A (preferred).
• Understanding and familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461 (preferred).
• Expertise in computer networking (preferred).
• Experience with implementing enhanced security measures (preferred).