Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer – FPGA (Rochester, NY)

Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer – FPGA (Rochester, NY)

Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Rochester, New York
Schedule: 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off)
Relocation: Available

Northwest Talent Solutions is partnering with an aerospace and defense technology organization developing next-generation tactical communications systems. We are seeking a signal-processing focused FPGA Design & Verification Engineer to support the development of modem and radio communication products.

This is a hands-on role within a cross-functional engineering team responsible for designing, verifying, and testing FPGA firmware supporting embedded communications hardware.

What You'll Do:

• Architect FPGA processing solutions from system requirements

• Design and implement firmware using VHDL/Verilog RTL development

• Develop verification environments and self-checking test benches using SystemVerilog

• Implement and verify modem and digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms

• Integrate FPGA firmware onto hardware platforms

• Create FPGA specifications, development plans, and verification plans

• Perform requirements analysis, trade studies, and design reviews

• Support lab testing, validation, and troubleshooting

• Collaborate with systems, software, and hardware engineers

• Present technical status and documentation to engineering teams and stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field (or equivalent experience)

• 7+ years of relevant FPGA or embedded digital design experience

• Experience with FPGA/ASIC development using VHDL or Verilog

• Experience with FPGA verification using SystemVerilog

• Experience integrating FPGA firmware on hardware

• Experience using FPGA vendor tools (Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, or similar)

• Experience working in a Linux development environment

• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance

Preferred Experience:

• Digital signal processing (DSP) or modem/waveform implementations

• Communications or RF system development

• MATLAB or Simulink modeling

• Python or TCL scripting

• Universal Verification Methodology (UVM)

• FPGA verification tools (Questa or similar)

• Source control tools (Git/SVN)

Ideal Background:

Candidates who have worked on embedded communications systems, radio products, or defense-related signal processing platforms will be especially relevant. Experience implementing algorithms in programmable logic and verifying performance against system requirements is highly valued.

Screening Question:

• Are you eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance?

Northwest Talent Solutions and our client are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic under applicable law.