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Avionics FPGA Engineer


Job Location:

Cedar Rapids, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 16 September 2026 (5 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 14 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Job Title: Avionics FPGA / DO-254 Engineer

Location: Cedar Rapids IA (Onsite)

Duration: 6 Months Contract (40 hours per week)

Direct Client Need

We need someone to review FPGA Test Plan and help write Test Procedures and Test cases. It will nice to have a contractor who has done FPGA testing in the lab as per the Procedures and write Test Report that meets DAL A rigor.

Position Summary:

  • Our major client is seeking a highly skilled and innovative FPGA Design/Verification Engineering Contractor to work with our Applied Research and Technology (ART) Microelectronics Technology team.

  • Your work will contribute to the development of cutting-edge defense solutions across Mission Systems leveraging your expertise in the design implementation verification and integration of high-performance digital FPGAs.

  • These solutions will undergo the highest level of certification rigor in accordance with DO-254 DAL A requirements.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Requirements Management: Developing reviewing and maintaining hardware requirements to ensure completeness correctness and traceability to system-level requirements in DOORS.

  • Design and Implementation: Creating complex hardware designs often using FPGAs that meet DAL A objectives.

  • Verification and Validation: Performing rigorous verification activities including functional testing quantitative analysis and reviews to demonstrate that the hardware meets all requirements

  • Tool Assessment: Evaluating and qualifying design and verification tools to ensure they do not introduce errors especially for Level A hardware

  • Documentation and Compliance: Maintaining detailed records of design decisions verification results and traceability matrices to satisfy certification authorities

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working closely with systems engineers software teams and certification authorities to ensure integrated system safety


Qualifications :

  • Proven experience in FPGA development and DO-254 compliance processes.

  • Familiarity with DO-254 DAL A Mil-516C related certification guidance.

  • Expertise in verification planning testing and tool qualification.

  • Ability to produce thorough documentation and maintain traceability from requirements to implementation and verification.

  • 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 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 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 with the ability to document and present ones work and status

  • Bachelors Degree in applicable engineering or science field plus 4 years related experience.

  • U.S. Citizenship required


Additional Information :

Please send your updated resume to com or apply online.


    Remote Work :

    No


    Employment Type :

    Contract


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