Job DescriptionMinimum $10,000 Sign-On Bonus being offered for external hires.BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems (SMS) is expanding our expertise to provide exciting and challenging solutions to our customers. Our spacecraft solutions team works in a fast paced, highly collaborative development environment to provide continuously evolving capabilities in space payloads. As an FPGA engineer, you will work with a team of electrical and FPGA engineers through the program life cycle to develop electronic products for various complex, high precision, and high reliability applications.
What You'll Do:- Apply innovative design techniques to create cutting-edge electronic systems.
- Work in a fast-paced team environment on a variety of R&D, proof of concept, and production programs.
- FPGA development and digital IP integration for space systems, high reliability electronic systems. Assignments include designs which will include SOC architectures, digital filters, image processing algorithms, and communication interfaces/protocols.
- Architect and lead complex FPGA SoC designs with AMD (Xilinx) software and IP.
- Provide technical leadership and roadmaps for future products.
- Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working
on-site three or more days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.
Working Conditions: - Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
- May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
- May access other facilities in various weather conditions.
Required Skills and Education- BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 6 or more years related experience.
- Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
- Digital system partitioning and advanced function implementation in FPGAs. Solid design, documentation and implementation of high-speed digital electronics, FPGAs, and embedded processor systems are desired.
- Solid electronic systems or embedded systems background.
- Experience with VHDL/Verilog and System Verilog.
- Experience with FPGA design tools including Xilinx Vivado/Vitis and Mentor Modelsim/Questasim.
- Ability to work requirements and flow down for system/subsystem/box/board needs.
- Good communication skills as well as excellent presentation skills.
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A security clearance or access with Polygraph is not required to be eligible for this position. However, the applicant must be willing and eligible for submission, depending on program requirements, after an offer is accepted and must be able to maintain the applicable clearance/access.
Preferred Skills and Education- Expertise in VHDL/Verilog or System Verilog.
- Solid design, documentation and implementation of high-speed digital electronics, FPGAs, and embedded processor systems.
- Demonstrated technical leadership skills in FPGA design.
- Experience with OVM/UVM Verification methodologies.
- Experience developing specifications, cost, schedule, and resource requirements for digital/FPGA designs.
- Familiarity with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet).
- Familiarity with Signal Processing algorithms and DSP techniques.
- Experience with cybersecurity topics/techniques.
- Familiarity with Mentor Graphic Hyperlynx for SI analysis.
- Experience in Space, Aerospace, or other high reliability applications.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Multiple positions may be available on this opening.
