Entry-Level FPGA Design/Verification Engineer

About the role

GE Aerospace is looking for an entry-level FPGA design and verification engineer based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You will collaborate with a team of hardware and systems engineers to design, verify and integrate FPGAs for avionics hardware, supporting the full FPGA design lifecycle across Xilinx, Microsemi and other device families while following the DO-254 design process. The work takes FPGA designs from requirements through simulation, documentation and integration into circuit card assemblies.

Key responsibilities

• Design, simulate and verify FPGAs and manage requirements using the applicable requirements tool
• Support any phase of the FPGA design lifecycle on Xilinx, Microsemi and other product families
• Prepare the documentation needed for product development and DO-254 certification
• Test and integrate the FPGA into a circuit card assembly
• Contribute to products, solutions and systems, including technical improvements to existing products and components
• Execute standard technical tasks under established instructions, re-sequence tasks as priorities change, and consult senior engineers on issues outside established procedures
• Communicate technical information clearly to teammates and act as an interface between customers and GE for customer-facing work
• Broaden knowledge of the discipline and build an understanding of how the team's work fits with other teams; lead a junior team when needed

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college, or a high school diploma/GED with at least 6 years of experience in the relevant function
• 0-1 years of professional engineering experience, including internships and co-ops
• Early-career FPGA engineer comfortable with both design and verification and familiar with the DO-254 discipline for avionics hardware
• Ability to prove U.S. person status (lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, asylee or refugee); access to U.S. export-controlled information is required

Preferred skills

• Experience with Zynq and PolarFire devices in SoC or SoM applications
• Knowledge of high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, AXI bus, SERDES and DMA
• Knowledge of avionics interfaces such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, ARINC 664 and Ethernet
• Experience with VHDL test benches, UVM test benches and VxWorks C software
• Familiarity with the DO-254 design process

What we offer

• Relocation assistance provided
• Professional development and competitive compensation