Job Description

Job Title: Principal Engineer - FPGA/ASIC Design

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 office days a week)

Working location: Reston, VA

Rolls-Royce is looking for a Principal Engineer - FPGA/ASIC Design (Field Programmable Gate Arrays / Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Design Specialist to join our growing team.

In this technical role, you will design, verify, integrate, and test FPGA/ASIC solutions, which will be integrated in current and future Rolls-Royce engine control system products. You will be responsible for developing FPGA/ASIC architectures, coding, running simulations, synthesis, creating test benches, and preparing documentation to be reviewed by certification authorities.

***This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule allowing for remote and in-office days each week. Hybrid work arrangements are subject to change based on business needs and/or changes in company policy. All hybrid employees must have a secure, high-speed internet connection and an appropriate workspace that complies with applicable information security and confidentiality requirements.

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Participate in all phases of project, to produce detailed design documentation, verification plans and reports
• The design and development of all custom digital devices (ASIC or FPGA), to support RR electronic engine control units
• The verification of complex products that use FPGAs and/or ASICs to DO-254
• Develop RTL utilizing a hardware description language (e.g. VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog) and debug the design via simulation tools
• Expertise achieving timing closure on FPGA designs and generating test benches
• Evaluate the process flow including but not limited to high level design, synthesis, place and route, timing constraints and power utilization

Who we're looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering and/or Computer Engineering with 5+ years of experience, OR
• Master's degree in Electronics Engineering and/or Computer Engineering with 3+ years of experience, OR
• PhD in Electronics Engineering and/or Computer Engineering
• In order to be considered for this role, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• Validate the FPGA hardware in the lab using test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers) and debug tools (e.g ILA, JTAG)
• Experience in scripting with languages such as TCL, Python, Shell scripts
• Able to work with Windows and Linux development environment
• Demonstrable experience in version control, such as Git, SVN
• Experience of Actel & Xilinx tool flows to implement complete designs
• Development of model-based systems with digital engineering toolsets (MATLAB, Simulink and/or similar)
• Knowledge of systems engineering, and robust design tools and techniques coupled with the latest model-centric development approaches
• Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler (MagicDraw) or similar SysML modelling software

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.

As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Closing date: September 15th, 2026

Job Category

Electrical and Electronics

Job Posting Date

13 Aug 2026; 00:08

Pay Range

$152,033 - $247,054-

Location:

Reston, VA

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.