Electrical Engineer (FPGA) - Shape the Future of Aviation and Defense Technology

Design the Next Generation of Mission-Critical Aerospace Systems
PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a global leader in the aviation and aerospace industry to hire a Senior Electrical Engineer (FPGA) for an exciting long-term contract opportunity in Cedar Rapids, IA. If you're passionate about FPGA development, digital design, and advancing cutting-edge defense and aviation technologies, this is your opportunity to contribute to innovative solutions that support critical missions around the world.
Position Details

• Job Title: Electrical Engineer (Senior FPGA Engineer)

• Location: Cedar Rapids, IA

• Job Type: Full-Time Contract (19 Months)

• Schedule: Monday-Friday

• Pay Rate: $61.01 per hour

Make an Impact
As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you'll join an advanced Applied Research and Technology team developing high-performance digital solutions for next-generation aerospace and defense applications. Your expertise will directly influence the design, verification, integration, and deployment of sophisticated FPGA technologies that support mission-critical systems and innovative aerospace platforms.
This role offers an exceptional opportunity to work on complex engineering challenges while collaborating with talented professionals in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.
What You'll Do
Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, verify, and implement FPGA solutions for advanced aerospace and defense systems.

• Translate requirements into innovative FPGA architectures and designs.

• Perform FPGA verification and validation activities to ensure performance, quality, and reliability.

• Integrate developed FPGA solutions onto target hardware platforms.

• Participate in Agile planning sessions, team meetings, and development activities.

• Conduct peer reviews of FPGA designs, documentation, and development artifacts.

• Support certification and compliance-related engineering activities.

• Analyze timing, resource utilization, and overall FPGA performance.

• Manage engineering tasks, change requests, and project activities using Jira.

• Adhere to established engineering development, quality, and process standards.

Required Qualifications
We're Looking For Professionals Who Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience, OR an advanced degree with 3+ years of related experience.

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in FPGA development, ASIC front-end design, or related digital hardware engineering.

• Strong proficiency in VHDL and/or Verilog for FPGA/ASIC development.

• Experience with:

  • Digital circuit architecture and design

  • Resource optimization and trade-off analysis

  • Timing analysis and timing closure

• Familiarity with FPGA platforms and toolchains such as:

  • AMD/Xilinx

  • Altera/Intel

  • Microchip

  • Vivado

  • Quartus

  • Libero

• Strong debugging and troubleshooting capabilities for FPGA and ASIC systems.

• Experience using revision control systems such as Git or Subversion.

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative engineering environment.

Preferred Qualifications
Bonus Experience Includes:

• High-speed digital interfaces and protocols, including:

  • DDR

  • PCIe

  • Ethernet

• Advanced verification methodologies and tools, including:

  • SystemVerilog

  • Constrained random testing

  • Functional coverage

• Simulink and/or MATLAB modeling and simulation experience.

• Signal processing algorithm development and implementation, including:

  • Filtering

  • Modulation and demodulation

  • Spectral analysis

• FPGA and ASIC laboratory validation using advanced test equipment.

• Experience with:

  • Unix/Linux environments

  • Scripting languages

  • C/C++

  • Perl

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical presentation skills.

Why Join Us?
At PDS Tech Commercial, we're committed to connecting exceptional talent with industry-leading organizations that are shaping the future of aerospace innovation. This opportunity provides the chance to work on meaningful technologies in an environment that values expertise, innovation, and collaboration.
What You'll Gain

• Competitive pay at $61.01 per hour

• Long-term 19-month contract with a premier aerospace industry leader

• Opportunity to contribute to advanced defense and aviation technologies

• Exposure to complex, cutting-edge FPGA and digital engineering projects

• Collaborative Agile development environment

• Work alongside highly skilled engineers and technical experts

• Professional growth through challenging and impactful assignments

• Dedicated support from the PDS Tech Commercial team throughout your engagement

Take Your Engineering Career to New Heights
If you're an innovative FPGA engineer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges and wants to contribute to the future of aerospace and defense technology, this opportunity is for you.
Apply today and join PDS Tech Commercial as a Senior Electrical Engineer (FPGA) in Cedar Rapids, IA, where your expertise will help power the next generation of mission-critical aerospace solutions.
 
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