Associate Director Electrical Engineer - FPGA (Onsite)

  • Cedar Rapids
  • Collins Aeroce

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Become part of the growing Avionics FPGA/ASIC team.  This position is for a highly experienced and motivated Electrical (or Computer) Subject Matter Expert that will be involved in the architecture, design, implementation, verification, and integration of a wide variety of high-performance digital systems that incorporate FPGAs and ASICs into a product solution. As an engineer in this organization, you will be employing best practice design methodologies supporting our next generation of Avionics Products, in addition to numerous products enterprise-wide.

This position may be eligible for relocation assistance.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Defining architecture for Video and Image processing devices to meet system’s requirements.
  • Recommend and lead functional strategies to advance the Complex Hardware discipline and products.
  • Understand product certification requirements and establish DO-254 planning documents for development projects.
  • Requirements capture, decomposition, and traceability.
  • ASIC/FPGA digital design and/or verification.
  • RTL coding and simulation in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
  • ASIC/FPGA verification using inspection, analysis, simulation, and test methods.
  • May create UVM constrained random environments using SystemVerilog.
  • Create device placement and timing constraints.
  • Perform device synthesis, place and route.
  • Perform static timing analysis, linting analysis, and clock-domain-crossing analysis.
  • Creation of DO-254 DAL-A certification artifacts for Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH).
  • Conduct and/or participate in peer reviews throughout product lifecycle.
  • Lead a project through certification reviews with customers and/or authorities.
  • Communicate with a wide variety of individuals including Engineering, Program Management, internal leadership and customers.

Qualifications/Experience Needed:

  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience
  • Experience with Video and Image processing FPGA or ASIC developments.
  • Experience leading technical projects including customer interaction, and briefing leadership.
  • Experience with DO-254 design assurance activities for FPGA and ASIC developments.
  • Strong communicator, able to interface within the wide spectrum of individual contributors to program management and customers.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to effectively document and present one’s work and status
  • U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required. 
  • Willingness to travel (domestic and international