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General Atomics · 3 days ago

FPGA Engineer

Herndon Virginia

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$69K/yr - $116K/yr

0+ years exp

General Atomics (GA) is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development. They are seeking an FPGA Engineer to participate in avionics hardware development, system integration, and testing for spacecraft and associated flight-payload electronics.

EnergyEnergy EfficiencyManufacturingWireless

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The selected candidate will be an integral participant in derived-requirements definition, avionics hardware development and implementation, and system integration, test, and verification for spacecraft and associated flight-payload/ground electronics

Key areas of focus include digital and FPGA hardware/firmware development and implementation, including schematic design and board functional test, as well as a development of associated firmware and test software

Formulates plans, typically long term, for solution(s) development, documentation, and deployment, as well as meeting various compliance, reporting, and safety standards

Evaluates the integration of the engineering solution within the overall engineering environment; and ensures that appropriate documentation, testing, maintenance, and engineering updates completed

Communicates with engineering professionals, solution users, and management throughout the solution development cycle, represents the company as a prime technical contact on contracts and/or projects, interacts with senior external personnel on technical matters requiring coordination between the organizations, and participates in the development of new or expansion of existing business

Determines technical objectives for solution(s) to advanced technical engineering problems

Represents the organization as a prime technical contact within and engineering team for assigned project(s)/program(s)

May function in an advisory or leadership role for a project/program and provide direction and guidance to less experienced professional staff or team of professional staff

Formulates plans and guides the development and implementation of engineering solution(s) including deployment, resource requirements, testing, documentation, integration and compliance and safety

Plans and coordinates the maintenance of engineering solutions including, documentation, reporting, publishing, and making technical and other presentations to ensure viability of the solution(s) in an evolving environment

Plans for future applications of solutions based on new developments in engineering technology

Participates in or may lead the development of new or expansion of existing business opportunities

Maintains the strict confidentiality of sensitive information

Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company

Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices

Performs other duties as assigned or required

Qualification

FPGA developmentEmbedded systemsC programmingSchematic designCommunication skillsProject leadershipCustomer focusTeamwork

Required

Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; four or more years of experience with a bachelors degree or two or more years of experience with a masters degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education

Demonstrates a detailed and extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership

Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with other departments, customers, government representatives, and/or professionals; the capability of representing the organization as a prime technical contact; and, the ability to provide leadership and guidance to less experienced professionals

Experience with FPGA development is required

Must be comfortable working with custom/standard serial protocols

Proficiency working with schematics and laboratory testing of electronics hardware and embedded systems (e.g., using logic analyzers and associated lab tools as debugging aids) is required

Ability to obtain and maintain DoD TS clearance is required

Preferred

Experience with Actel toolchains is a plus

Experience developing with soft-core processors and developing FPGAs to work with custom protocols as well as standard serial interfaces is highly desired

Experience interfacing with focal plane arrays is a plus

Spacecraft hardware development experience is a plus

Proficiency in C programming language is desirable

Experience with software development and the Linux operating system environment is desirable