Senior FPGA Designer

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, implement and verify FPGA and CPLD based components for avionics power conversion applications
• Responsible for VHDL design using appropriate tools to perform design and simulation of the FPGA
• Responsible for requirements development and management in DOORs along with the preparation of appropriate DO-254 certification artifacts
• Create and perform Verification using VHDL, Verilog, or System Verilog
• Create hardware architecture definition
• Design for safety, testability, and manufacturability
• Support board level FPGA integration
• Present FPGA for FAA SOI Audits per DO-254

Required Qualifications

• This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology.  GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university/college in Electrical or Computer Engineering

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experiences in design

Desired Characteristics

• Extensive experience FPGA-based designs
• Experience in a safety-critical market, preferably Aerospace industry
• Experience in development to MIL-STDs, DO-160 and DO-254, Standards for Avionics
• Programmable device design experience using VHDL, Verilog or System Verilog
• Digital Signal Processing design and verification experience
• Experience with model based design and Matlab/Simulink
• Experience with Xilinx FPGA design tools
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.

The salary range for this position is 131,600 - 219,400 USD Annual. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive plan.

GE provides a comprehensive benefits package that provides access to plans which support the overall wellbeing of our employees and their dependents. These benefits include, but are not limited to, health care coverage (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), a retirement plan that includes Company Retirement Savings and a 401K with Company matching, Life Insurance options, Disability coverage, paid time-off, EAP, and more.

This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology.  GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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