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# FPGA Engineer

- **Company:** QuEST Defense
- **Location:** Tucson, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,000.0 - $185,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Code Coverage, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), SystemVerilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Physical Design
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e948ef01f7837a6a

## About the Role

We're seeking engineers who thrive on solving hard problems and turning bold ideas into real-world solutions. If you're driven to design, develop, and test technology that truly makes an impact, you'll feel at home here., FPGA Engineer - Mid-Level

 * Minimum 5 years' experience including at least one of:
 + Digital design & VHDL coding
 + Xilinx or Microsemi device/tools experience
 + Delivering FPGA solutions to system-level applications
 + Hands-on integration & debug

FPGA Engineer - Senior/Principal Level

 * Minimum 8 years of experience including at least one of the above areas.
 * Ability to support complex design efforts from concept through production.
 * Experience of collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams., * Experience in radar or image processing (RF/EO).
 * Embedded systems design using ARM, Microblaze, or Nios processors.
 * Experience with gigabit serial interfaces and multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs).
 * UVM/System Verilog-based constrained-random verification.
 * Verification using emulation platforms such as Veloce.

## Description

* Architect FPGA-based systems, determining interfaces, device selection, and concept of operations (CONOPS).
 * Translate system-level requirements into FPGA requirements.
 * Design and code FPGA implementations in VHDL with emphasis on reliability and maintainability.
 * Perform simulation, place-and-route, and verification using both directed tests and constrained-random techniques.
 * Track functional and code coverage during verification.
 * Integrate and debug designs in lab environments.
 * Deliver production-quality FPGA releases from prototype through full production.
 * Create detailed documentation: requirements, verification plans, user guides.
 * Support internal and external technical reviews.