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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # TDL Hardware Manager - FPGA and Digital Systems - **Company:** L3Harris Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** Carlsbad, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $153,000.0 - $284,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), JIRA, C++ (Programming Language), Configuration Management, Computer Engineering, Modems, Data Transmissions, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Digital Technology, Ethernet, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), MATLAB, PCI Express, Software Requirements Analysis, SystemC, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Serial Peripheral Interface, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Git, Bitbucket, Physical Design - **Published:** October 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9240899/tdl-hardware-manager-fpga-and-digital-systems ## About the Role Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience, graduate degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience, or in lieu of a degree a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience. Preferred Additional Skills: - Strong root-cause analysis, technical judgment, and decision-making across multiple functions or business areas. - Experience with VHDL or Verilog and implementation of complex modem or DSP circuits in programmable logic; comparable ASIC experience is applicable. - Experience with discrete-time DSP, digital communications, high-speed DSP data paths, digital filters, FFTs, error-correction codes, Turbo or LDPC, modulation, demodulation, and forward-error correction. - Experience with high-speed serial interfaces, Ethernet, SPI, UART, SDRAM, DDR, JESD, PCIe, memory controllers, and software-to-FPGA interfaces. - Experience with laboratory debug techniques using digital scopes, logic analyzers, BERTs, and other complex measurement devices. - Working knowledge of testbench architectures, MATLAB, SystemC, C, or C++; ability to read, understand, and review schematic drawings. - Experience with Git, Bitbucket, JIRA, and disciplined configuration management. - Experience translating strategy into clear priorities, staffing plans, technical roadmaps, and execution outcomes. - Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and providing compelling technical briefings to senior leaders. - Broad management and cross-functional leadership knowledge with mastery in digital design, electrical engineering, or closely related technical areas. - Demonstrated experience leading experienced professionals, supervisors, or managers in a complex technical environment. - Strong background indigital design, analysis, integration, simulation, synthesis, verification, test, evaluation, and production support for complex hardware systems. - Experience with wireless digital communications, modems, networking, digital signal processing, electronic warfare, or comparable high-performance digital systems. - Ability to communicate and influence leadership regarding matters of substantial importance to the function or business area. ## Description Lead the FPGA and digital-hardware engineering function for complex Tactical Data Links systems, including architecture, design, development, modification, evaluation, integration, verification, and production execution. Set technical vision and execution priorities while coordinating personnel, lab resources, tools, and cross-functional support across wireless digital communications, modems, networking, digital signal processing, and electronic-warfare applications. Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team of FPGA and digital-hardware engineers through clear priorities, regular coaching, performance management, and career-development planning. Build the organization's technical bench by hiring strategically, mentoring emerging leaders, and aligning individual assignments with program needs and growth opportunities. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement while ensuring workload, staffing, and technical resources are balanced across programs and priorities. Essential Functions: - Lead architecture, design, development, modification, evaluation, integration, and production support for FPGA and digital-hardware systems, components, and integrated circuitry. - Create technical vision, strategy, staffing plans, and execution priorities for the FPGA and digital-hardware team. - Coordinate personnel, laboratory resources, tools, and technical support required for programs, proposals, pursuits, IRAD, development, integration, production, and sustaining work. - Direct technical, schedule, and cost performance for FPGA and digital-hardware scope; review key technical decisions, deliverables, estimates, risks, and corrective actions. - Guide the full design lifecycle from proposals and requirements definition through coding, simulation, synthesis, place and route, verification, test, and transition to production. - Lead analysis, test, debug, and evaluation activities that establish operating data, validate designs, and resolve technical risks. - Set design approaches, staffing priorities, and technical parameters based on electrical requirements, feasibility, schedule, cost, reliability, and long-term sustainability. - Lead, mentor, develop, and retain engineers and technical leaders; align workforce capability and resources with business priorities. - Build a culture of innovation, accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement while influencing engineering leaders, customers, suppliers, and cross-functional partners. - Partner with systems, software, RF, mechanical, manufacturing, test, program management, and business development to align technology roadmaps, proposals, execution, and customer commitments.