FPGA Design Engineer

Senior Engineer – FPGA / Firmware - Aerospace

Job Type: Contract-to-Hire
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software/Firmware Engineer with strong experience in FPGA development, verification, and testing for safety-critical aerospace and defense systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with DO-254 DAL A processes and be comfortable developing detailed test procedures, executing FPGA tests, and preparing certification-quality documentation.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze FPGA test plans and requirements.
• Develop detailed test procedures and test cases for FPGA-based systems.
• Perform FPGA verification and testing in a laboratory environment.
• Prepare comprehensive test reports meeting rigorous certification requirements.
• Develop, review, and maintain hardware requirements and traceability using tools such as DOORS.
• Design and implement FPGA/RTL solutions using VHDL or Verilog.
• Develop testbenches for RTL verification using VHDL or SystemVerilog.
• Perform functional verification, testing, timing analysis, and timing closure.
• Support FPGA simulation and synthesis activities.
• Evaluate and use FPGA development and verification tools.
• Maintain detailed documentation of requirements, design decisions, verification results, and traceability.
• Work closely with systems, software, hardware, and certification teams.
• Work independently while meeting aggressive project schedules and milestones.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience in FPGA development and verification.
• Strong knowledge of DO-254 / DAL A processes.
• Experience with FPGA testing and verification planning.
• Experience with VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Experience with RTL coding, simulation, and testbench development.
• Knowledge of digital circuit architecture, resource utilization, timing analysis, and timing closure.
• Experience with FPGA tools such as ModelSim, Vivado, Quartus, Synplify, or similar.
• Experience with requirements management and traceability.
• Familiarity with version control tools such as Git or Subversion.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Experience

• Hands-on FPGA testing in a laboratory environment.
• Aerospace/defense industry experience.
• Experience working on safety-critical or high-assurance systems.
• Experience with DO-254 DAL A certification documentation and compliance.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-516C or related certification guidance.

Pay: $69.00 - $70.00 per hour

Experience:

• FPGA Verification / Testing : 5 years (Required)
• DO-254: 5 years (Required)
• DAL A: 5 years (Required)
• VHDL: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Benefits:

Salary : $69 - $70