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# FPGA Engineer I (Onsite)

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** Fort Wayne, IN, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $57,200.0 - $108,800.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Build Automation, C++ (Programming Language), IBM Rational ClearCase, Programming Tools, Digital Electronics, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Description Language, Python (Programming Language), Shell Script, Subversion, Systems Architecture, System on a Chip, Tcl (Programming Language), CPLD, Vivado, Git, Software Version Control
- **Published:** October 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://globalhr.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/REC_RTX_Ext_Gateway/job/US-IN-FT-WAYNE-150A--1010-Production-Rd--BLDG-150A/FPGA-Engineer-I--Onsite-_01878710

## About the Role

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance, * Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and less than 2 years prior relevant experience

 * Experience with C/C++, HLS, or UVM
 * Experience with programmable logic development tools (e.g. ISE, Vivado, Quartus II, Libero, Synplify)
 * Linux scripting experience (bash shells, make files, Tcl, Python)

Qualifications We Prefer:

 * Curriculum geared towards embedded systems
 * Previous co-op/internship/projects experience implementing and verifying firmware
 * Experience with source control (e.g. GIT, SVN, ClearCase)

## Description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is hiring Firmware Engineers to support programs for our US military and various international customers, keeping the world safe from foreign threats. As a Firmware Engineer, you will be a member of an Integrated Program Team (IPT)) creating complex firmware solutions implemented in Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), System on Chip (SOC), and Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs). Development activities may also include laboratory integration, test and evaluation, fault isolation of prototype hardware, and system qualification testing support.

What You Will Do:

 * Generate firmware requirements based on the system architecture
 * Generate firmware documentation that describes the firmware architecture
 * Design HDL based digital circuits that are structured and readable
 * Build test benches to verify/test the HDL based design
 * Generate constraints for target device
 * Create scripts to automate build, integration, and test activities
 * Verify target device functionality in laboratory environment


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