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Senior FPGA Engineer (DOD cleared)

Associates Systems LLC
Tucson, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 8/10/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/8/2026

All Qualified candidates will be responded to in 24 hours or less
Interim Secret required prior to start
Employment type: Full Time W-2 or Contract
Rate: open to Negotiation
Benefits: including Health, Dental Vision, PTO, Holidays, 401K,etc

 

Senior FPGA Engineer
Location:
Tucson, AZ
Schedule: On-Site
Clearance: Secret clearance or higher required prior to start

Role Summary
Seeking a senior-level FPGA Engineer to support the design, development, verification, and integration of production-quality FPGA solutions for advanced defense systems. This role covers the full FPGA lifecycle from requirements and architecture through VHDL coding, simulation, place-and-route, integration, debug, and production release support.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and verify FPGA designs using VHDL.

  • Support FPGA architectures for system-level applications.

  • Translate system-level requirements into FPGA requirements.

  • Perform simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, integration, and debug.

  • Work with circuit card designers and systems engineers to define interfaces and design requirements.

  • Support FPGA designs involving RF/EO DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing, processor interfaces, and gigabit serial interfaces.

  • Create technical documentation, including requirements, verification plans, and user guides.

  • Support internal and external technical reviews as needed.

Required Skills

  • 8 years of FPGA engineering experience.

  • VHDL coding and digital design experience.

  • Experience with Xilinx, Altera, or Microsemi FPGA devices and tool flows.

  • Hands-on FPGA integration and debug experience.

  • Experience delivering FPGA solutions into system-level applications.

  • Ability to support FPGA work from requirements definition through integration and test.

  • Secret clearance or higher required prior to start.

Preferred Skills

  • Radar or image processing experience.

  • Embedded systems experience using ARM, MicroBlaze, or Nios processors.

  • Experience with gigabit serial interfaces or multi-gigabit transceivers.

  • SystemVerilog / UVM verification experience.

  • Experience with emulation platforms such as Veloce.

  • Strong technical documentation and review support experience.

 

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