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Avionics Hardware Engineer

Synstack Technologies
Melbourne, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/14/2026

Role: Avionics Hardware Engineer

Location: Melbourne, FL (Onsite)

Duration: Full Time.


Job Description:

The Electrical Engineer designs, tests and documents safety-critical hardware.

Responsible for developing and supporting FPGA/CPLD designs through all phases of design and system integration for high-reliability embedded aerospace and ground-based vehicle systems applications.


Responsibilities:

  • Perform activities such as requirements generation, design, RTL-synthesis, test bench development and design simulation, static timing and power analysis, and requirements-based design verification.
  • Prototype evaluation, design-to-cost tradeoffs, design reviews, qualification test support, system integration support, production and obsolescence support tasks.
  • Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree and 8 years of work experience.


Required Skills:

  • Please for Aerospace a DO-254 experience.
  • Circuit design experience, with the demonstrated ability to design HDL-based FPGAs and CPLDs.
  • Knowledge of digital electronic devices and circuit design principles.
  • Experience using design/analysis tools, such as Timing Designer and Hyperlynx a plus.
  • Hands-on hardware build, test, and integration experience.
  • Motivated self-starter with the ability to effectively work in a team environment.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability, along with follow-up and monitoring skills.
  • Strong written and oral presentation skills.
  • Experience with MATLAB and Simulink for auto-generation of FPGA code.
  • Familiarity with FPGA integration into digital circuit card designs to ensure electrical integrity of FPGA design in embedded applications.
  • Up to 25% Travel.


Minimum Training/Education: BSEE


Preferred Skills and Education:

  • Experience with any of the following is a plus:
  • Design experience with Microprocessor/Microcontroller interfaces such as I2C, SPI, CAN bus ARINC-825, memory interfaces such as SDRAM controllers, Flash, SRAM; serial interfaces (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429, RS422, RS485, AFDX ARINC-664) and FPGA design using Microsemi, Xilinx, Lattice, Altera, etc.
  • Familiarity with RTCA/DO-254 hardware development objectives
  • Design tools such as Synplify, ModelSim, Questasim
  • Experience with high-speed Digital circuit card design, including part placement and routing, constraint generation, and signal integrity analysis.
  • Experience with VHDL, System Verilog designs and UVM test benches
  • Experience with state machines, code coverage
  • Experience with Requirements Management tools (i.e. DOORS), Configuration Management, and Problem Reporting tools.

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