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Cedar Rapids, IA
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PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Engineer 6, in Cedar Rapids, IA. Job ID#226829
Job Description:
Seeking a highly skilled and innovative Principal FPGA Engineering Contractor to work with our Applied Research and Technology (ART) Microelectronics Technology team. Your work will contribute to the development of cutting-edge defense solutions across Mission Systems, leveraging your expertise in the design, implementation, verification, and integration of a wide variety of high-performance digital FPGAs.
What You Will Do
• Adhere to all applicable Engineering Development and Quality processes, procedures, instructions and guidelines.
• Participate in Agile team meetings and planning activities, as required to support programs covered by this work plan.
• Requirements, design and verification of FPGA solutions
• Integration of developed FPGA on target hardware units
• Supporting peer reviews and certification analysis activities
• Peer reviewing FPGA development artifacts
• Recommend new tools and practices for continuous improvement in the group's ASIC / FPGA design flow
• Contribute to engineering estimates for new program pursuits.
• Provide technical leadership for project design teams by breaking down work, planning activities, and reporting status
Qualifications You Must Have
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
• A minimum of 5 years professional experience in FPGA development, ASIC front end, or related areas
• Proficient in VHDL/Verilog for FPGA/ASIC design and implementation.
• Experience in digital circuit architecture, design, resource tradeoffs, timing analysis, and timing closure
• Familiarity with FPGA platforms such as AMD/Xilinx, Altera, Microchip, or others, and associated toolchains (e.g., Vivado, Quartus, Libero).
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for FPGA/ASIC systems.
• Proficiency with revision control concepts and tools (e.g., Git, Subversion)
Qualifications We Prefer
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills with the ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Experience with high-speed digital interfaces and protocols (e.g., DDR, PCIe, Ethernet).
• Familiarity with best-practice chip-level verification techniques and languages (e.g., constrained random, functional coverage, System Verilog)
• Experience in ASIC / FPGA lab validation using advanced laboratory equipment
• Experience with Unix, scripting, C/C++, and/or Perl
Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.
Military connected talent encouraged to apply.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
Job Description:
Seeking a highly skilled and innovative Principal FPGA Engineering Contractor to work with our Applied Research and Technology (ART) Microelectronics Technology team. Your work will contribute to the development of cutting-edge defense solutions across Mission Systems, leveraging your expertise in the design, implementation, verification, and integration of a wide variety of high-performance digital FPGAs.
What You Will Do
• Adhere to all applicable Engineering Development and Quality processes, procedures, instructions and guidelines.
• Participate in Agile team meetings and planning activities, as required to support programs covered by this work plan.
• Requirements, design and verification of FPGA solutions
• Integration of developed FPGA on target hardware units
• Supporting peer reviews and certification analysis activities
• Peer reviewing FPGA development artifacts
• Recommend new tools and practices for continuous improvement in the group's ASIC / FPGA design flow
• Contribute to engineering estimates for new program pursuits.
• Provide technical leadership for project design teams by breaking down work, planning activities, and reporting status
Qualifications You Must Have
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
• A minimum of 5 years professional experience in FPGA development, ASIC front end, or related areas
• Proficient in VHDL/Verilog for FPGA/ASIC design and implementation.
• Experience in digital circuit architecture, design, resource tradeoffs, timing analysis, and timing closure
• Familiarity with FPGA platforms such as AMD/Xilinx, Altera, Microchip, or others, and associated toolchains (e.g., Vivado, Quartus, Libero).
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for FPGA/ASIC systems.
• Proficiency with revision control concepts and tools (e.g., Git, Subversion)
Qualifications We Prefer
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills with the ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Experience with high-speed digital interfaces and protocols (e.g., DDR, PCIe, Ethernet).
• Familiarity with best-practice chip-level verification techniques and languages (e.g., constrained random, functional coverage, System Verilog)
• Experience in ASIC / FPGA lab validation using advanced laboratory equipment
• Experience with Unix, scripting, C/C++, and/or Perl
Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.
Military connected talent encouraged to apply.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
- The California Fair Chance Act
- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
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