FPGA / Hardware Verification Engineer - DO-254 | Melbourne, FL(Onsite Role )

We are seeking an expert-level FPGA / Hardware Verification Engineer with strong experience in SystemVerilog, UVM, FPGA verification, and DO-254 for an aerospace engineering team in Melbourne, FL.

The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience in hardware/FPGA verification, including lab testing and/or design verification, and a strong understanding of DO-254 processes and certification documentation.

The engineer will also work closely with offshore/remote engineering teams, including the India GETC-I site, providing technical direction and DO-254 process guidance to verification engineers and emerging engineers., Key ResponsibilitiesFPGA & Hardware Verification

• Develop and execute comprehensive verification strategies for FPGA/hardware designs.
• Create and maintain verification environments using SystemVerilog and/or UVM.
• Develop testbenches, test cases, functional coverage, assertions, and constrained-random verification methodologies.
• Perform FPGA verification through simulation, hardware testing, lab testing, and design verification testing.
• Analyze failures, troubleshoot hardware/RTL issues, and work with design engineers to resolve defects.

DO-254 Certification

• Develop and maintain DO-254-compliant verification and certification artifacts.
• Support requirements capture, requirements decomposition, verification planning, traceability, and compliance activities.
• Provide technical guidance on DO-254 processes, verification methods, documentation, and certification evidence.
• Support high-assurance / DAL-A hardware development and certification activities.
• Participate in certification reviews and, when required, support FAA SOI audits.

FPGA Development & Analysis

• Work with VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog RTL and associated simulation environments.
• Support synthesis, placement and routing, timing analysis, and FPGA implementation activities.
• Perform static timing, lint, and CDC analysis.
• Support FPGA board bring-up, integration, debugging, and laboratory testing.
• Collaborate with FPGA designers, systems engineers, hardware engineers, and verification teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Technical Leadership & Offshore Coordination

• Coordinate with offshore/remote engineering teams, including the India GETC-I site.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior and emerging verification engineers.
• Establish and communicate verification best practices.
• Provide guidance on DO-254 processes, required documentation, verification evidence, and compliance expectations.
• Review technical deliverables and ensure verification activities align with project and certification requirements.

• 8-20 years of relevant FPGA, ASIC, hardware verification, or electrical engineering experience.
• Expert-level experience in FPGA / hardware verification.
• Strong hands-on experience with SystemVerilog and/or UVM.
• Strong experience with FPGA verification through lab testing and/or hardware FPGA design verification testing.
• Must have hands-on DO-254 experience.
• Strong understanding of hardware verification methodologies, requirements, traceability, and certification processes.
• Experience working with aerospace/avionics hardware is highly preferred.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with offshore/remote engineering teams.
• Ability to provide DO-254 process guidance, documentation guidance, and technical mentorship to verification teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or another relevant STEM discipline., * Experience designing or verifying Xilinx FPGA products.
• Experience with VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog.
• Experience developing UVM-based constrained-random verification environments.
• Experience with static timing analysis, linting, and Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) analysis.
• Experience with FPGA synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and hardware bring-up.
• Experience with Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH) development and certification.
• Experience supporting DAL-A / high-assurance DO-254 programs.
• Familiarity with FAA certification processes and Stage of Involvement (SOI) audits is a strong plus., Technical Skills MatrixSkillRequirementFPGA / Hardware VerificationRequired - Expert LevelSystemVerilogRequired / Strongly PreferredUVMRequired / Strongly PreferredFPGA Lab TestingRequired - Alternative verification path acceptableHardware FPGA Design VerificationRequired - Alternative verification path acceptableDO-254MandatoryVHDL / VerilogRequired / PreferredXilinx FPGAStrong PlusUVM Constrained RandomPreferredStatic Timing AnalysisPreferredLint / CDC AnalysisPreferredAerospace / AvionicsStrongly PreferredDAL-A / AEH CertificationStrong PlusFAA SOI ExperienceStrong PlusOffshore Team CoordinationRequiredDO-254 Documentation / Process GuidanceRequiredWhat We’re Looking For

The strongest candidates will be senior-level FPGA/hardware verification engineers who combine deep technical verification expertise with practical DO-254 aerospace certification experience.

Candidates with strong SystemVerilog/UVM backgrounds are ideal. However, candidates with substantial FPGA lab testing and/or hardware design verification testing experience may also be considered if they have strong DO-254 experience.

Xilinx FPGA experience is a major plus.

Candidates must be comfortable working onsite in Melbourne, FL five days per week and collaborating with both local and offshore engineering teams.

Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Relocation assistance, * 401(k)