Mid-Level or Senior FPGA Design & Analysis Engineer

Job Description

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The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) organization is seeking a talented Mid-level or Senior FPGA Design & Analysis Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to join the Design Engineering Team in Huntsville, AL on the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missile-defense program.

The Design Engineering team is responsible for designing RADAR seeker upgrades and next generation concepts, as well as supporting production and special test equipment design. Boeing has a multi-year contract to develop, test, and manufacture the PAC-3 RADAR seeker. This program encompasses concurrent design, test and manufacturing as new upgrades to this complex electro-mechanical assembly are incorporated into production. This long-term program is rapidly growing in Huntsville, Alabama due to design updates and production growth.

• Leads the design of electronic hardware, FPGAs, and/or firmware focused on RADAR seeker and Hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) requirements
  
• Evaluates and integrates third-party intellectual property (IP) cores and verification IP (VIP) cores
  
• Identifies critical performance measures and develops processes for computing them
  
• Supports the integration of designs with other hardware and software components/systems
  
• Develops test system requirements and verification methodologies
  
• Develops circuit board designs for engineering and operational systems
  
• Reviews testing and analysis activities to assure compliance to requirements
  
• Supports test plans/procedures development and test events
  
• Executes Root Cause/Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations and resolutions
  
• Performs trade studies and literature research to support product designs
  
• Develops drawings and documents and maintains electronic and electrical system requirements according to Boeing processes, customer desires and contract requirements
  
• Exhibits good communication, analytical, and organizational skills, within a fast-paced, collaborative team environment
  
• Domestic travel may be required up to 10% of the time depending on business needs
  

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related STEM field
  
• Minimum of three (3) or more years of experience working with ASICs or FPGAs
  
• Minimum of three (3) or more years of experience in electrical engineering
  

• Experience with Verilog Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language (VHDL), and Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) using System Verilog for Verification
  
• Technical experience working with high-speed digital and RF systems
  
• Skilled in Gigabit High-Speed Serial Interfaces like Serial Rapid I/O (SRIO), Aurora, or Peripheral Component Interconnect express (PCIe)
  
• Experience using one or more software tool suites: Xilinx ISE, Xilinx Vivado and Microsemi
  
• Ability to understand synthesis reports, perform timing analysis and logic optimization, and derive FPGA design constraints/requirements
  
• Experience working other engineering teams (e.g. board designers, system engineers, requirement engineers, reliability engineers, test engineers), to ensure designs function safely and reliably when deployed by assisting in Worst Case Circuit Analysis, IO timing, IO type selection, life analysis, etc.
  
• Experience building self-checking test benches and bus functional models for FPGA simulation
  
• Hands on experience with integration and debug
  
• Proven experience effectively communicating and collaborating on multi-discipline teams
  
• Knowledge of Linux scripting
  
• Experience with embedded processor and System-On-a-Chip development
  
• Knowledge of developing Intellectual Property (IP) Cores for FPGAs
  
• Experience developing scripts/tools to automate execution and analyze result
  
• Understanding of printed circuit board (PCB) designs
  
• Knowledge of a broad range of RADAR hardware/firmware types: RF assemblies, antennas, power supplies (alternating current/direct current (AC/DC)), FPGAs, digital signal processors, and embedded architectures, filters, complex electronics, Intermediate Frequency Processing, and/or serial rapid input/output (SRIO) interfaces
  
• Experience of digital and RF test equipment including signal generators, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes
  
• Demonstrated ability to perform troubleshooting and failure diagnosis