Senior FPGA Engineer, VHDL

Job Title: Senior FPGA Engineer VHDL

Job Code: 42454

Job Location: San Diego CA

Job Schedule: 9/80 (employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off)

Job Description:

Essential Functions:

• Help shape project plans and estimates so the team starts with a clear understanding of the FPGA work ahead.
• Take systemlevel requirements and turn them into practical FPGA architectures and specifications.
• Work sidebyside with RF and systems engineers to make sure the digital and RF pieces fit together cleanly.
• Design and refine FPGA solutions for RF communication systems including key functions like filtering mixing signal conversion and errorcorrection.
• Build and verify DSP algorithms for modulation demodulation and other communication processing tasks.
• Prepare designs for target FPGA devices run placeandroute with the right constraints and analyze timing and resource usage.
• Contribute to and improve consistent development practices including peer reviews and firmware processes.
• Create clear technical documentationdesign review materials block diagrams interface documents and test plans.
• Confirm performance through simulation then integrate and test FPGA designs on the actual circuitcard hardware.
• Active Secret Security Clearance or ability to obtain once hired.

Required Qualifications (one of the following):

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• 9 years of experience with VHDL development and high-speed digital design and timing analysis.
• Experience with RF principles including filtering mixing and signal conversion.
• Experience with digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms and their implementation on FPGAs.
• Experience with debugging tools including oscilloscopes logic analyzers and signal generators;system-level simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with embedded systems and microcontroller interfacing
• Designing for space environments
• An active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance
• Exceptional communication skills with ability to clearly document and present designs and implementations

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in California is $127000 $236500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire schedule type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.