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Senior FPGA Engineer - Defense Embedded RF Systems

ilocatum

Austin, TX 78716 • $150,000 to $180,000 / yr • 10/28/2026

Senior FPGA Engineer, Defense Embedded RF Systems
Austin, TX | Full-time | Minimal travel | $150,000 to $180,000 a year

Lead FPGA development on FPGA/DSP and RF converter products for defense and aerospace.

Must-Haves

  • 7+ years FPGA design
  • JESD204B/C, LVDS, or RFSoC converter interfaces
  • Vivado, VHDL, Verilog/SystemVerilog
  • Timing closure and high-speed interfaces
  • BS in EE or CompE
  • US Citizen or Green Card

What You'll Do

  • Define FPGA architecture from requirements
  • Lead implementation and verification
  • Validate on hardware
  • Review designs and lead technically

Nice-to-Haves

  • AXI, Aurora, iBERT
  • Hardware bring-up and lab debug
  • Multi-vendor FPGA experience

Compensation and Benefits

  • $150,000 to $180,000 a year
  • Relocation assistance

About the Company
A global embedded computing manufacturer serving defense and aerospace.