Job Description Summary
Are you ready to see your career take flight At GE Aerospace we believe the world works better when it flies. We are a worldleading provider of jet engines components and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. We have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen.
As a Senior FPGA Design Engineer you will provide leadership and support to the development of commercial and military projects for the Aerospace Power business. This role will focus on advancing digital design and FPGA capabilities to create innovative solutions to meet customer requirements and expectation during NPI execution.
At GE Aerospace in Dayton OH the EPISCenter is the headquarters for all of Aerospace Power Engineering. At this facility you have an opportunity to put your engineering training and skills to use. Our Engineers are focused and challenged on developing new technologies and delivering state of the art products such as Hybrid Electric aircraft the latest military platforms and SiC technology to name a few. If you like handson work there is a 155000 sq ft lab that includes 6 high power test cells totaling 15 MW an EMI chamber an electronics lab a rapid build prototype lab and a real time simulator lab with all the latest equipment.
Job Description
Role Overview
- Lead the design development analysis evaluation simulation verification integration/test of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).
- Lead the planning and execution of DO254 objectives for custom logic lifecycle projects.
- Lead the design analysis or evaluation of both electrical subsystems and power conversion systems using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards practices procedures and product / program requirements.
- Develop and test algorithms for signal processing and control of power systems and power electronics components including high frequency switching components.
- Work closely with embedded software and controls teams to develop architectures interfaces and designs for custom logic devices.
- Perform the analysis and decomposition of systems software and hardware requirements to custom logic device level requirements architecture and detailed design.
- Support the development of embedded software and firmware.
- Design test and troubleshoot analog and digital electronics circuits.
- Analog circuits designs include analog filters transistor and opamp circuits interface circuits signal conditioning AD and DA converters Power supplies.
- Digital circuits designs include micro controllers FPGA communication interface circuits logic families and digital memory.
- Create EMI compliant designs and follow EMC best practices as they apply to analog and digital designs.
- Provide guidance to less experienced team members.
- Effectively and timely communicate with project team and leadership to enable quick issue resolution.
- Facilitate reuse strategies and Product Line Engineering (PLE) practices.
- Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures.
- Work in a lab environment and follow all site policies and procedures.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor or Masters Engineering Computer Science or related degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 15 years of experience of relevant electrical design experience).
- Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in electrical hardware design digital design and FPGA development.
Additional Information
- This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens. GE will require proof of status.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience with Xilinx and Intel FPGAs with VHDL firmware language
- Demonstrated DO254 lifecycle experience with custom logic devices.
- Demonstrated experience with FPGA simulation tools.
- Experience with embedded software development and programming in C.
- Experience with high reliability electronic systems design
- Magnetic components knowledge
- Lab handson experience
- Experience with Mathworks suite of tools such as MATLAB Simulink Stateflow HDL Coder System Composer and Requirements Toolbox
- Experience with ARP4754 RTCA DO178 DO331 and DO254
- PTC Windchill experience
- IBM DOORS experience
- Experience with Power Systems architecture and design including power generation power conversion and power distribution on aircraft and aerospace platforms.
- Effective communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
- High degree of accountability to program deliverables including quality reliability performance and cost.
- Clear thinker and ability to work with limited information and ambiguous problem definitions.
- Proven ability to manage risk and uncertainty for self and team within a dynamic prioritysetting environment.
- Strong technical acumen paired with the ability to understand a wide range of technology domains.
- Ability to drive innovation across organizations and influence indirect teams.
Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
- Medical dental and vision insurance that begins on the first day of employment
- Permissive time off policy for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- And more!
This position may be eligible for the following flexible work arrangements (FWA):
- Candidates must reside locally for a hybrid work schedule (i.e. 3 days onsite at the Dayton OH facility and 2 days remote).
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This role requires access to U.S. exportcontrolled information. If applicable final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. exportcontrolled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
Required Experience:
Senior IC