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# FPGA Digital Design Engineer II

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** Tewksbury, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $68,900.0 - $131,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Code Coverage, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), SystemVerilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Application Specific Integrated Circuits
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/8FC649B2D681484D81DF1359F0014E72/job/

## About the Role

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required., * Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience

Minimum of 2 years of experience to include at least 1 of the following:

 * Digital design and VHDL coding
 * Xilinx or Altera devices and flow tools
 * Delivering FPGA/ASIC solutions to system level applications
 * Hands on experience with integration and debug of FPGA/ASIC devices

Qualifications We Prefer:

FPGA/ASIC design experience in one or more of the following areas:

 * Radar processing techniques
 * Image processing techniques for visual and infrared sensors
 * Embedded systems design using ARM, Microblaze, or Nios processors
 * Gigabit serial interfaces and multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs)
 * Constrained random verification in UVM using System Verilog
 * Verification utilizing emulation platforms, such as Veloce

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

## Description

* Design and deliver production quality FPGA releases from initial proof of concept up to production
 * Architect FPGA-based systems to determine parts, interfaces, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
 * Translate system level requirements into FPGA requirements
 * Design and code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability
 * Verify designs utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage
 * Help drive projects and execute program schedules on time and budget
 * Create complete documentation including requirements, verification plan, and user's guides
 * May support internal and external technical reviews


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