Staff Engineer - FPGA Design/Verification

About the role

GE Aerospace is looking for an experienced Staff Engineer - FPGA Design/Verification to lead the development of custom logic for advanced avionics hardware. The role covers the full FPGA design lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through design, verification, documentation and certification, and works across engineering teams to deliver certifiable custom-logic solutions for aviation applications.

Key responsibilities

• Design, verify and support FPGA, ASIC and CPLD solutions for avionics hardware, including VHDL design and simulation.
• Develop and trace requirements in DOORS and create DO-254 certification artifacts and technical documentation.
• Define FPGA/custom-logic architectures and project plans covering scope, schedule, cost, risks and resources.
• Support bids, proposals, technical assessments and product-development planning; conduct trade studies and recommend designs.
• Lead or support multiple projects and teams in parallel, and mentor less-experienced engineers.
• Communicate technical information clearly with engineering, program, quality and customer stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field.
• At least 8 years of professional design experience.
• U.S. citizenship required because the position involves access to U.S. export-controlled information.
• Desired: Master's degree, 5+ years of SoC product development, and experience in military, aerospace or avionics product development.

Required skills

• VHDL design and simulation; FPGA, ASIC and CPLD design and verification.
• DOORS requirements management and DO-254 certification.
• Desired: Xilinx Zynq and Microchip PolarFire, Xilinx Vivado, Microchip Libero, Intel Quartus, Lattice Diamond, UVM test benches, Mentor Graphics tools, and avionics protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, ARINC 664 and TSN.

What we offer

• Relocation assistance provided.
• Professional development and competitive compensation.