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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead, Digital Hardware Engineer - **Company:** L3Harris Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** Bristol, PA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Digital Electronics, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Software Requirements Analysis, System on a Chip, Systems Integration, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado - **Published:** May 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=01872e624cdfb04a ## About the Role * BS Degree in electrical/computer engineering and 9+ years of professional experience, a Masters in electrical/computer engineering and 7+ years of professional experience, or 13+ years of related experience without a degree * Experience with and understanding of Altera, Microchip or Xilinx FPGA architectures * Experience with SoC (Kintex UltraScale/UltraScale+, Virtex UltraScale/UltraScale+, Zynq UltraScale) * Experience with legacy FPGA series chips including Spartan-6 and Cyclone III * Experience with ISE, Vivado, Libero and / or Quartus design tool sets * Experience with VHDL Preferred Additional Skills: * An active Secret security clearance * Previous experience in the field of Flight Test Telemetry and Flight Safety Systems * Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments in a fast-paced work environment and to complete design/project goals with minimal oversight and direction. ## Description L3Harris Telemetry & RF Products in Bristol, Pennsylvania currently has an opening for a Lead Digital Hardware Engineer. In this role, you will develop digital circuits for data acquisition and telemetry products. Responsibilities will include generation of specifications, component selection, high-speed digital circuit design, FPGA coding, simulation, and analyses, support of PWB layout, and integration & verification testing., * Generate design concepts and architectures to satisfy performance requirements * Design sub-systems and modules, with emphasis on digital circuits and FPGA code, coordinating integration with Analog, RF, Software, and Mechanical Engineering disciplines * Decompose and allocate system and box-level requirements to FPGA specifications. * Architect solutions targeting FPGAs against requirements and implement those solutions on FPGA platforms. * Map FPGA simulation work products to system-level requirements and capabilities * Review product specifications, and generate system and module-level block diagrams, flow diagrams, and design concepts * Refine and enforce consistent firmware development processes across FPGA designs. * Lead teams of engineers generating the FPGA design solutions. * Ensure the FPGA simulations verify performance, then integrate and test the FPGA on the circuit card assembly. * Lead the full life cycle development and integration of VHDL into different families of FPGAs. * Experience coding in VHDL and modeling algorithms, simulating, and integrating multiple FPGA-based modules * Lead the bench-level system integration with hardware, software, and other FPGA designs * Support proposal efforts and early stages of the program to define detailed system requirements * Support the planning and execution of project plans, design reviews and production release of modified or new product documentation * Support qualification and production test in the event of test failures * Support customer with use and troubleshooting of fielded products * Provide mentoring to younger engineers * Ability to obtain a Security Clearance. ## Related Videos - [Code to Road in < 12 hours](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1082-code-to-road-in-12-hours) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) - [Breaking the Hardware Mindset: Overcoming Barriers to System-Level Innovation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1635-breaking-the-hardware-mindset-overcoming-barriers-to-system-level-innovation) ## Related Articles - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers)