Lead, FPGA Design Engineer - Technical Lead (Secret Security Clearance) 1

Job Title: Lead, FPGA Design Engineer - Technical Lead (Secret Clearance)Job Code: 16055Job Location: San Diego, CARelocation: Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants!Job Description:This self-motivated individual will help lead a team to develop FPGA Firmware in the Space & Airborne Systems (SAS) Segment of L3Harris. The SAS Segment provides critical mission solutions for space and airborne domains with defense, intelligence, and commercial applications. As an FPGA design engineer, you will be directly involved in the design, integration, and test of advanced satellite communication links, digital telemetry, signal processing, and encryption technology.Essential Functions:The Lead FPGA Engineer will perform the following:Support proposal efforts in the estimation and planning of end-to-end FPGA development.Decompose and allocate system and box-level requirements to FPGA requirements and specifications.Architect solutions against requirements and implement those solutions in various FPGA technologies or platforms.Lead small teams of engineers in executing FPGA development of highly reliable and robust FPGA designs.Follow, enforce, and refine consistent firmware development processes across FPGA designs.Develop HDL code for module and top level and generate appropriate testbench and verification environments.Map FPGA simulation work products to system-level requirements and capabilities.Synthesize designs to targeted technologies and perform constraint driven place and route and analysis.Develop FPGA simulations to verify performance and requirements, then integrate and test the FPGA on the circuit card assembly.Present and review technical designs internally and customer facing.Qualifications:Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering and 9 or more years of professional experience with firmware development, or a Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years relevant firmware experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.Active Secret security clearanceExperience with VHDL, the FPGA design process, and the tools used to design and verify FPGA designsExperience building FPGAs with difficult timing and/or difficult routing constraintsExperience with standard lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and signal generatorsPreferred Additional Skills:Active Top Secret security clearanceExperience with digital encryption schemes, HAIPE experience a plusExperience with 1553B, SpaceWire, XAUI, JESD204, I2C, SPI interfacesExperience with implementing EthernetExperience with Xilinx and Microsemi development toolsExperience with high speed processingExperience with UVM and System VerilogIn compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $122,500.00 - $227,500.00. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.