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# FPGA Engineer (DOD cleared)

- **Company:** Associates, Inc
- **Location:** Tucson, AZ, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Link, Digital Electronics, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Physical Design
- **Published:** July 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9008114/fpga-engineer-dod-cleared

## About the Role

* VHDL FPGA design experience
 * Experience with simulation, synthesis, timing, and place-and-route
 * Experience with FPGA verification and hardware integration
 * Experience working with digital hardware, circuit cards, or embedded interfaces
 * Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

 * Xilinx, Altera, and/or Microsemi experience
 * High-speed serial, RF, DSP, EO, data link, or processor interface experience
 * Aerospace, defense, or complex hardware experience

## Description

This onsite role supports FPGA design and verification for defense products at a Raytheon facility. The engineer will support development from requirements through integration and test., * Develop and verify VHDL FPGA designs

 * Support Xilinx, Altera, and Microsemi device families
 * Design for high-speed serial, RF/EO DSP, controls, data links, and processor interfaces
 * Work with systems and circuit card teams on requirements, architecture, modeling, and implementation
 * Perform simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and verification activities
 * Support integration, troubleshooting, and test


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