FPGA Design Engineer

ACE Partners is supporting a leading aerospace engineering and manufacturing organization in the search for an FPGA Design Engineer. The business designs and manufactures advanced electronic control products used across commercial, business and military aerospace applications. Its engineering teams develop safety-critical hardware that supports engine control, actuation, motor control, sensor interfacing, power conditioning and digital communication systems. This position is based onsite Connecticut and offers the opportunity to contribute to the complete development lifecycle of complex airborne electronic hardware, from initial requirements and architecture through validation, certification and production release. The Role The FPGA Design Engineer will develop custom programmable-logic and digital-electronics solutions for advanced aerospace control systems. You will work closely with electrical, systems, software, mechanical and program teams to define technical requirements, develop FPGA and PLD architectures, verify designs and support products through qualification and production release. The successful candidate will be a hands on engineer with strong FPGA or PLD design experience, a good understanding of the surrounding electronics and the ability to troubleshoot hardware in a laboratory environment. Responsibilities Develop FPGA, PLD and other complex electronic hardware for safety-critical aerospace applications. Translate system-level needs into clear hardware and programmable-logic requirements. Produce FPGA and digital-system architectures, block diagrams and interface definitions. Design, implement and verify programmable-logic functionality using appropriate HDL and development tools. Perform simulation and analysis of digital circuits and associated analogue interfaces. Develop verification strategies, test procedures, compliance documentation and technical reports. Support internal design reviews, customer reviews and certification activities. Prepare for and participate in DO-254 stage-of-involvement audits where applicable. Conduct hardware integration, laboratory bring-up and troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, meters, power supplies, programmers and data-acquisition systems. Support design-assurance, environmental and qualification testing. Work with cross-functional engineering teams to resolve technical issues and maintain program delivery. Produce realistic estimates for engineering tasks and support program cost and schedule commitments. Ensure designs meet reliability, manufacturability, cost, weight and performance objectives. Support the transition of new products from engineering development into production. Communicate technical progress and risks to internal stakeholders, customers and external compliance representatives. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a closely related discipline. At least three years of professional FPGA, PLD or complex digital-hardware design experience. Hands-on experience with VHDL, Verilog or SystemVerilog. Strong understanding of digital circuit design and FPGA development workflows. Knowledge of analogue interfacing around FPGA or PLD-based systems. Experience with simulation, verification, hardware integration and laboratory troubleshooting. Ability to develop technical requirements, design documentation, plans, procedures and engineering reports. Strong analytical and problem-solving capability. Clear written and verbal communication skills. Ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering environment. Aerospace, avionics, engine-control or other safety-critical electronic-hardware experience. Working knowledge of RTCA DO-254. Experience supporting certification reviews, SOI audits, DERs or ODAs. FPGA applications involving actuator controls, motor controls, sensor interfaces, communications or power-control systems. Experience with Mentor Graphics tools such as PADS, DxDesigner or HyperLynx. Experience with Vivado, Quartus, Libero, ModelSim, QuestaSim or similar FPGA development and simulation tools. Familiarity with LTspice, MATLAB, Simulink, Mathcad or other modeling and analysis software. Requirements and configuration-management experience using DOORS, Synergy, Omnify or comparable tools. Experience with LabVIEW, C, C++, Python, Visual Basic or embedded microcode. Experience supporting new-product introduction and production transition. #J-18808-Ljbffr ACE Partners