Senior Advanced ASIC FPGA Engineer

Responsibilities for this Position

Senior Advanced ASIC FPGA Engineer

ID: 2025-65504
USA-AZ-Scottsdale
Required Clearance: TS/SCI, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements
Posted Date: 2/20/2025
Category: Engineering-Hardware
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.


Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of DefenseTS/SCI security clearance ispreferred at time of hire. Candidates must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

As an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) / Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) verification engineer for GD-MS Space & Intelligence Systems, youll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for designing devices used in cutting-edge space payloads.

You cant send a repairman up into space!

Our job to make sure that our clients never need to! As a FPGA/ASIC engineer, youll work on getting cutting-edge technology ready to function in space. The systems youll design will be vital to our nations fundamental defense. Youll be working on state-of-the-art technology and tackling some of the most challenging technical obstacles- some of which have never been addressed before. The space industry is continually breaking new barriers with respect to tech, speed and cost. Your job is to imagine, architect, develop and test GDMS ASIC/FPGAs to ensure the integration of software, hardware, reliability, maintainability, and safety so our solutions do what we say they will and wont fail in space.

Here's why people find this work exciting:

1. Make a Difference: Our work makes a difference to the defense and protection of our country. Which is why you will need to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.
2. Youll work with Geniuses every day! In this role youll get to work with some of the most intelligent and insightful tech leaders on the planet and guess what they want to share what they know. They are accessible and want to collaborate. Sometimes Geniuses can be ... unapproachable! Our geniuses are anything but. They want to collaborate and share what they know, which makes working here a mind-expanding experience.
3. Never the Same Thing Twice: The scope of this role is broad and varied. To succeed, youll have to speak multiple disciplines of engineering to be able to architect solutions which consider all aspects of the design and constraints.
4. Solve The Most Challenging and Difficult Tech Problems. If you want to stretch your tech capability to the max - youve come to the right place. There is no more unforgiving tech environment than space, and the tech challenges are enormous and exciting.
5. Work Life Balance Its still a thing: Yes, were directly competing against SpaceX and Blue Origin, so tech design also means meeting ever changing cost and speed constraints. First to market is critical to securing future contracts which means youll have to be agile, flexible, innovate constantly and rapidly. However, unlike other players in this space we still respect your weekends work life balance is still a thing here.

Yes, we got a competitive salary, generous health and personal benefits, flexible work environment and your contributions are recognized and rewarded. But we also have Algorithmic prowess. We can dream up anything, but now it must be affordable which requires us to select and deploy the absolute best chip tech and software to make it work.

If this sounds interesting to you, we should talk. . .

Duties and Tasks:

Responsible for definition, design, verification and documentation for ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) and/or FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) developments

Determines architecture, system simulation and detailed design approach

Defines module interfaces and all aspects of device design and simulation

Evaluates the process flow including but not limited to high level design, synthesis, place and route, timing and power utilization

Creates test and simulation plans that establish functional criteria

Verifies test results and analyzes performance

May also review vendor capabilities, foundry technologies, device libraries and simulation tools

Contributes to the generation and maintenance of work products (i.e. plans, specifications, design documentation, etc.) used for internal consumption and/or deliverable to external customers

Develops and presents requirements, concepts, designs, decisions and results to internal management, other organizations, teammates and customers

May contribute to technical subcontract management that may include SOW development, proposal evaluation, source selection, technical oversight, and subcontractor work product evaluation and acceptance

Reviews vendor capability to support product development

Applies a strong understanding of the organizationally defined processes throughout the lifecycle of the program or project

Participates in the improvement of the ASIC/FPGA organizational processes

Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle

Leads the research and analysis of data, such as customer design proposal, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application

Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability

Contributes to the technical approach on small proposals

Provides leadership and/or direction to lower level employees

Leads technical tasks for small teams or projects

Exercises latitude in determining technical objectives of assignments

Guides the successful completion of major programs and projects

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Contributes to the development of new theories and methods in ASIC/FPGA engineering

Very strong knowledge of other related disciplines

Very strong understanding of ASIC/FPGA engineering processes

Very strong awareness of business objectives and Engineerings role in achieving

Very strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Very strong written and verbal communications skills

Ability to think creatively

Ability to multi-task

Very strong skill in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions

Very strong ability to recognize and clearly report information relevant to sound engineering design

Very strong understanding of basic project leadership principles including SPI/CPI, Earned Value,Cost Account Management (CAM), and Statistical Process Controls

Provides resolution to problems to a diverse range of complex problems which require the use of ingenuity and creativity

Frequent contact with managers within and outside of Engineering

Frequent contact with project teams across the company

Frequent contact with external customers and vendors

Occasional contact with Business Development

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Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $164,030.00 - USD $181,970.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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