Specialist, Electrical Engineering - VHDL / FPGA Engineer

Job Title: Specialist, Electrical Engineering - VHDL/FPGA Engineer

Job Code: 45744

Job Location: Mason, OH - On Site

Job Schedule: 9/80 - - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Sensors in Cincinnati Ohio is currently seeking a talented FPGA engineer with experience developing VHDL. You will get the opportunity to participate in FPGA developments including requirements, system design, detailed design, and hardware integration on cutting-edge systems. The product portfolio at L3Harris Sensors provides the opportunity to work at ultra-high speed, ultra-large format infrared cameras targeting a wide variety of defense applications. As an established pioneer in military/defense technology, Sensors is a first-rank engineering and production company.

Essential Functions:

• Requires proficient knowledge of job area. May have practical knowledge of project management.
• Proficient knowledge of FPGAs and VHDL design including a minimum of 4 years of direct experience in:
  • ModelSim/Questa or equivalent logic simulation tools
  • MATLAB/Simulink for algorithm development
  • Standard streaming and memory mapped interfaces (Avalon, AXI, etc.)
  • FPGA vendor tools (Altera, AMD/Xilinx)
  • Python for automating tasks (FPGA builds, simulations, etc.)
• Product Development
  • Design, implementation, verification, and integration of VHDL components.
  • Effective communication skills with other engineering teams and customers.
  • Participate in VHDL peer reviews.
• Analysis of component synthesis, timing, and clock domain crossings.
• Technical presentations including internal design reviews.
• Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Proficiency in digital hardware design, interfaces, and architecture:
  • NAND, NOR, and DDR memory interfaces
  • GigE Vision, Camera Link, CoaXpress, HDSDI, SDI
  • High Speed Ethernet (1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE, 100GbE)
  • High Speed Serializers and Deserializers (SERDES)
  • LVDS, RS-422, I2C, SPI
  • Interfacing with custom ASICs
• Understanding of project/task management and technical estimating
• Facilitate continuous improvement activities
• Working knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, and test processes
• Experience in design for test, quality, reliability, manufacturability, and EMC is a plus.
• Experience in Agile Scrum development methods is a plus.
• Experience in writing VHDL that interfaces with a microcontroller.
• Experience with Universal Verification Methodology.
• Experience in writing timing constraints for FPGA designs.