Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Job Title: Senior FPGA Design Engineer Location: Rochester, NY Industry: Aerospace / Defense Work Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off) Role Overview Design and verify FPGA-based firmware for tactical communication systems. This role focuses on building high-performance digital logic for radio, modem, and signal processing applications within embedded systems. Key Responsibilities Design and develop FPGA firmware using VHDL/Verilog Build and execute verification environments using SystemVerilog Implement DSP algorithms and communication signal processing Translate system requirements into FPGA architectures Integrate firmware with hardware and debug real-time systems Create technical documentation, test plans, and design reviews Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams Required Technical Skills (with Experience) Strong FPGA development using VHDL/Verilog 7 years experience FPGA verification using SystemVerilog 5 years experience FPGA tools (Vivado, Quartus, Libero) DSP and communication systems (modem/RF processing) Embedded systems integration Linux development environment Preferred Skills MATLAB / Simulink 3 years experience Python / TCL scripting 3 years experience UVM verification methodology RF modem design Version control (Git, SVN) FPGA, DSP