Job Title: FPGA Developer / Electrical Engineer
Location: Rochester Job Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: $110,000 - $130,000
Work Schedule: 9/80 Schedule (80 hours over 9 days with every other Friday off)

Job Overview
We are hiring an experienced FPGA Developer / Electrical Engineer for a leading defense and communications technology program supporting advanced military communication systems.
The selected candidate will work within a cross-functional engineering team focused on FPGA firmware design, verification, and testing for modem and signal-processing applications.
This opportunity is ideal for candidates with strong RTL development and FPGA verification experience in high-reliability embedded systems environments.

Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, verify, and test FPGA firmware for communication and signal-processing systems
Analyze system requirements and create FPGA development specifications and plans
Develop FPGA verification and test methodologies
Code firmware designs using VHDL
Develop and execute test benches using SystemVerilog
Perform FPGA integration and validation on hardware platforms
Collaborate with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle

Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field 7+ years of relevant FPGA/ASIC development experience
Experience with FPGA/ASIC embedded system solutions
Strong hands-on experience with: VHDL or Verilog development SystemVerilog verification methodologies FPGA integration and hardware bring-up
Experience with FPGA vendor implementation tools such as: Xilinx Vivado Intel Quartus Microchip Libero Experience working in Linux-based development environments
Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance

Preferred Background
Experience in defense, aerospace, military communications, or high-reliability embedded systems environments Exposure to modem, DSP, or radio communication systems is highly preferred
If you have qualified candidates available, please share updated resumes along with contact details and work authorization status.