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Senior Principal FPGA Design Engineer
RTXPrincipal FPGA engineer developing and certifying firmware for Collins Aerospace camera, cockpit, and helmet-mounted display systems. Leading RTL design, verification, and aerospace certification.
Posted 8/25/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $132,400 - $251,600 per yearWebsite
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates advanced FPGA development and verification capabilities, including proficiency in VHDL, SystemVerilog, and UVM. Possesses strong project management skills and experience in aerospace certification processes, particularly with RTCA DO-254.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Advanced FPGA DevelopmentVHDL ProficiencySystemVerilog ExperienceUVM ExperienceAerospace Certification Familiarity
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Hard Skills
FPGA DesignRTL SynthesisFirmware DesignRequirements DefinitionTesting and VerificationBlock-Level ArchitectureClock and Reset DistributionBandwidth/Latency AnalysisFPGA Development VerificationProject Planning
Soft Skills
CollaborationTraining and MentoringPresentation Skills
Tools & Technologies
VivadoMentor Graphics QuestasimLinuxUnix
Industry Keywords
AerospaceRTCA DO-254Image ProcessingVideo Processing
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesLinuxUnix
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop complex FPGA designs
- Define and capture requirements for new firmware designs using enterprise tools such as Jama
- Create conceptual designs including block-level architecture, clock and reset distribution strategies, and bandwidth/latency analyses
- Create detailed FPGA firmware designs at the register-transfer level with VHDL
- Perform RTL synthesis and implementation using FPGA tools such as Vivado
- Support board-level integration of FPGA firmware
- Create FPGA development verification artifacts using VHDL, SystemVerilog, and UVM
- Present FPGA firmware designs to certification authorities
- Oversee efforts and train less experienced designers
- Contribute from initial requirements definition through final product certification
- Collaborate with engineering teams and professionals developing camera systems, heads-up displays, and helmet-mounted displays for commercial and military aircraft
- Develop project management skills through project planning, schedule preparation, and status reporting
Requirements
What you’ll need- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
- Advanced FPGA development and verification experience
- FPGA design for video or image processing
- Experience with Mentor Graphics Questasim
- Proficiency in VHDL
- SystemVerilog and UVM experience for FPGA verification
- Experience working in Linux/Unix
- Excellent hands-on laboratory skills in testing and verifying FPGA designs in hardware
- Familiarity with a wide range of test equipment
- Aerospace background
- Experience with aerospace certification of designs, including familiarity with RTCA DO-254, is highly desired
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee Scholar Program
- Paid time off and holidays
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available; payments are not guaranteed