Principal Electrical Engineer - Asic/fpga

RTX RTX · Aerospace · cedar rapids, IA +1 · Engineering

This Principal Electrical Engineer role focuses on the design, implementation, verification, and integration of high-performance digital ASICs and FPGAs for signal processing and information assurance products within the aerospace and defense industry. The position requires expertise in RTL coding, digital circuit architecture, timing closure, and verification, with a strong emphasis on contributing to engineering estimates and providing technical leadership.

What you'd actually do

  1. Requirements capture, ASIC / FPGA digital architecture and design using RTL, timing closure, verification, and system integration
  2. Recommend new tools and practices for continuous improvement in the group's ASIC / FPGA design flow
  3. Contribute to engineering estimates for new program pursuits
  4. Provide technical leadership for project design teams by breaking down work, planning activities, and reporting status

Skills

Required

  • STEM degree with minimum 8 years relevant experience or Advanced Degree with minimum 5 years experience
  • RTL coding and simulation in VHDL or Verilog
  • Digital circuit architecture, design, resource tradeoffs, timing analysis and timing closure
  • Testbench development for the verification of RTL blocks using VHDL or System Verilog
  • Proficiency using ASIC and/or FPGA simulation and synthesis tools (e.g. Modelsim, Synplify, Quartus, Vivado, or other FPGA-specific tools)
  • Familiarity with revision control concepts and tools (e.g. Git, Subversion)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued secret security clearance
  • U.S. citizenship

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with best practice chip-level verification techniques and languages (e.g. constrained random, functional coverage, SystemVerilog)
  • ASIC / FPGA lab validation with advanced lab equipment
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision, team with engineers of a variety of skills and backgrounds, and matrix into projects with aggressive schedules and frequent milestones
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Design for Test (DFT) and manufacturability issues
  • Experience with Unix, scripting, C/C++, and/or Perl

What the JD emphasized

  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required