Electrical Engineer (FPGA/VHDL)

Aerojet Rocketdyne

$95K — $115K *
Mason, OH 45040In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's Degree in Electrical Engineering (EE, EET, or ECE) with 8 years of experience; Bachelor's Degree with 4 years; or Master's Degree with 2 years of experience.
  • Proficient in FPGA and VHDL design with a minimum of 4 years direct experience.
  • Experience with ModelSim/Questa or similar simulation tools.
  • Knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink for design and analysis.
  • Familiarity with FPGA vendor tools (Microchip, Intel/Altera, AMD/Xilinx).

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, verify, and integrate VHDL components.
  • Communicate effectively with internal customers for product development.
  • Participate in VHDL peer reviews to enhance design quality.
  • Analyze component synthesis, timing, and clock domain crossings for optimization.
  • Present technical designs during internal reviews.

Benefits

  • 9/80 work schedule allowing for an extended weekend every other week.
  • Opportunities to work on advanced launch and orbital vehicle technologies.
  • Collaborative environment with a diverse product portfolio.
  • Potential for involvement in continuous improvement activities.
Full Job Description
Rocketdyne in Cincinnati Ohio is currently seeking a talented FPGA engineer with experience developing VHDL. You will get the opportunity to participate in FPGA developments including requirements, system design, detailed design, and hardware integration on cutting-edge systems. The diverse product portfolio at Rocketdyne Space Electronics business unit provides opportunities to work on launch vehicle avionics and orbital vehicle communications.

Essential Functions:
  • Product Development
    • Design, implementation, verification, and integration of VHDL components.
    • Effective communication skills with internal customers.
    • Participate in VHDL peer reviews.
  • Analysis of component synthesis, timing, and clock domain crossings.
  • Technical presentations including internal design reviews.

Qualifications:
  • Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering (EE, EET or ECE) and minimum 8 years prior related experience; OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (EE, EET, or ECE) and minimum 4 years prior related experience; OR Graduate/Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (EE, EET, or ECE) and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
  • Proficient knowledge of FPGAs and VHDL design including a minimum of 4 years of direct experience in:
    • ModelSim/Questa or equivalent logic simulation tools
    • MATLAB/Simulink
    • Standard streaming and memory mapped interfaces (Avalon, AMBA, etc.)
    • FPGA vendor tools (Microchip, Intel/Altera, AMD/Xilinx)

Preferred Additional Skills:
  • Proficiency in digital hardware design, interfaces, and architectures:
    • NAND, NOR, and DDR memory interfaces
    • GigE, 10GigE, GigE Vision
    • High Speed Serializers and Deserializers (SERDES)
    • LVDS, RS-422, I2C, SPI
  • Understanding of project/task management and technical estimating
  • Facilitate in continuous improvement activities
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, and test processes
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
  • Experience in design for test, quality, reliability, manufacturability, and EMC is a plus.
  • Experience in Agile Scrum development methods is a plus.

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