Specialist, Electrical Engineer (FPGA)

L3Harris

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Palm Bay, FL
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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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TL;DR · Specialist, Electrical Engineer (FPGA)

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Specialist, Electrical Engineer (FPGA) serves as a mid-level engineer supporting firmware development for embedded systems. The role involves owning features from requirements through verification and hardware bring-up while collaborating with systems, software, and test teams in an Agile environment. Key responsibilities include designing, implementing, and verifying FPGA logic, managing routing and timing constraints, and performing board-level bring-up and lab debug to resolve integration issues. The position requires proficiency in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog on AMD Xilinx platforms including Zynq UltraScale+, Kintex, and Versal families. Candidates must utilize Vivado tools, Tcl, or Python for scripting within Linux environments. The work focuses on the full firmware lifecycle to solve technical challenges in mission-critical systems, with specific domain context involving defense, aerospace, communications, or radar technologies.

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FPGA VHDL Verilog SystemVerilog AMD Xilinx Vivado RTL Design Tcl Python Linux XDC Timing Closure Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) Firmware Simulation Verification Oscilloscopes Logic Analyzers

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, and verify FPGA logic using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog on AMD Xilinx devices.
  • Create and maintain routing and timing constraints to ensure closure across various PVT corners.
  • Perform board-level bring-up and lab debug using Vivado tools, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
  • Manage the full firmware lifecycle from requirements decomposition through architecture, RTL implementation, and release support.
  • Resolve hardware and firmware integration issues through root-cause analysis in a laboratory environment.
  • Develop scripts in Tcl or Python to support simulation, verification workflows, and automation.
  • Read schematics to coordinate with hardware and software teams during system integration.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of professional FPGA/firmware engineering experience.
  • Active security clearance (Secret or above).
  • Hands-on AMD Xilinx FPGA development experience using Vivado tools.
  • Strong RTL design skills in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog.
  • Practical experience writing and debugging routing/timing constraints (XDC) and driving timing closure.
  • Experience with simulation, verification workflows, and scripting in Tcl and/or Python.
  • Experience in Linux-based development environments and version control workflows.
  • U.S. citizens.

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