FPGA Design Engineer
Job Location:
El Segundo, CA - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 93 - 116
Posted:
8 September 2026 (12 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
6 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to support advanced aerospace digital hardware development. This role will focus on FPGA design IP integration implementation timing closure and hardware/software integration for mission-critical aerospace systems.
Key Responsibilities
Candidates must have a U.S. Government Security Clearance to be considered
If you are a military professional seeking impactful work in the civilian sector consider exploring ICONMAs job opportunities and contributing your expertise to the continued success of Americas Defense Industry. We thank you for your service and expertise. We would like to offer our expertise as a service to you in your future career endeavors.
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Our client is seeking an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to support advanced aerospace digital hardware development. This role will focus on FPGA design IP integration implementation timing closure and hardware/software integration for mission-critical aerospace systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and integrate FPGA functional blocks interfaces and IP cores for aerospace applications.
- Inherit and modify existing FPGA top-level designs to support new system requirements.
- Perform synthesis simulation place and route constraint updates and timing closure.
- Program FPGA devices primarily Xilinx Versal Ultrascale and Ultrascale families.
- Support hardware software and system engineering teams through integration and test.
- Troubleshoot FPGA-related issues during lab system and platform-level validation.
- Produce clear technical documentation covering design decisions implementation details and verification results.
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or related technical field.
- 5 years of FPGA and/or ASIC design experience.
- Strong Xilinx/AMD Vivado experience.
- Experience with Xilinx Versal family devices.
- Proficiency with Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
- Advanced FPGA implementation experience including synthesis constraints and timing closure.
- Active Secret clearance.
- Strong digital hardware fundamentals and ability to work independently.
- Aerospace avionics defense or mission systems experience.
- Experience supporting hardware/software integration and system-level testing.
- Familiarity with FPGA development for embedded real-time or high-reliability systems.
- Strong debugging documentation and technical communication skills.
- Demonstrated ownership of FPGA deliverables from design through validation.
Candidates must have a U.S. Government Security Clearance to be considered
If you are a military professional seeking impactful work in the civilian sector consider exploring ICONMAs job opportunities and contributing your expertise to the continued success of Americas Defense Industry. We thank you for your service and expertise. We would like to offer our expertise as a service to you in your future career endeavors.
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Required Experience:
IC