Senior FPGA Design Engineer

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.

• Experience designing FPGAs.

• Demonstrated experience with digital design and VHDL or Verilog coding.

• Experience with Xilinx (AMD), Altera (Intel), or Microchip FPGAs.

• Experience with Xilinx (AMD), Altera (Intel), or Microchip devices and instrument flows.

• Hands-on integration experience with FPGA-based systems.

• Expertise in FPGA timing constraints and timing closure.

• Prefer a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related STEM degree.

• Ability to perform work without appreciable direction.

• Excellent written and verbal communications.

• Knowledge of embedded systems design utilizing Microblaze, Nios, or ARM processors.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with team members from diverse communities and cultures.

• Demonstrated ability to work with colleagues who represent a diversity of work and conflict resolution styles.

• Familiarity with the Linux environment.

• Digital signal processing on FPGAs.

• Knowledge of C programming and scripting languages such as Perl and Python.

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

The Multi-Product Power & Digital (MPD) department designs FPGAs, circuit cards, and electronics subassemblies for a range of products including missiles/effectors, radars, and electronic warfare systems.  The team leverages digital, analog, and power design skills to provide support throughout the product lifecycle from architecture and design through production and sustainment.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior FPGA Design Engineer to join the FPGA Architects team within the Electrical Engineering organization. Electrical Engineering drives business success by providing a variety of critical engineering tasks across multiple product lines and functions.

The Senior FPGA Design Engineer is part of a key role within the engineering organization responsible for developing electronics for defense system products. We engage at the outset of the system development and follow our designs through deployment. Our team helps develop the requirements and bring concepts to life. Our products are deployed all over the world, on the ground, into the atmosphere, and out into space. The FPGA Architects team is responsible for the architecture, design, and documentation of deliverable firmware and FPGA embedded processing.

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  Develop FPGA designs for all major vendors and device families including Xilinx (AMD), Altera (Intel), and Microchip

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  Implement designs using VHDL for the following applications: gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing, and processor interfaces

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  Work with circuit card designers and systems engineers to develop requirements, architect new designs, collaboratively model algorithms, partition and perform code development, simulation, and implementation

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  Verify designs against requirements using both directed test and constrained random test methodologies

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  Provide design support from requirements definition through integration and test, including design documentation and configuration management

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This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm