CareerPlan

FPGA Engineer

Fort Collins, CO (CO-12)Full-time$144k–$192k2026-10-31 → 2026-11-10
Security clearance required

Core

Senior technical lead for FPGA development of airborne radar systems, translating algorithms to hardware and establishing design processes.

Role type

Senior IC FPGA Engineer (Radar/Defense)

Builds

Airborne radar systems and signal processing chains

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Radar

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

FPGA architecture, RTL design (SystemVerilog/VHDL), Digital Signal Processing, Timing closure, Resource optimization, Verification methodologies, Altera toolchains

Preferred skills

Radar systems, High-speed interfaces (PCIe, JESD204B), Xilinx Zynq/Altera AgileX/RFSoC, Embedded software, MATLAB, DO-254, Version control

Technologies

Altera SOC/FPGA, Vivado, Quartus, SystemVerilog, VHDL, PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204B, Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+, Altera AgileX, RFSoC

Responsibilities

Lead FPGA architecture, design, and verification for airborne radar systems; Translate signal processing algorithms into FPGA implementations; Establish FPGA design processes and coding standards; Design and implement digital signal processing chains; Perform timing analysis and debugging; Mentor other engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership