FPGA Design Engineer

Responsibilities for this Position

Position Title: FPGA Design Engineer

Location: Sterling Heights, MI, United States

Category: Engineering

Job Type: Contract

Country: United States

State: MI

City: Sterling Heights

Remote Work Options: On-Site

Security Clearance Required: Ability to obtain security clearance

Career Level: Senior

Requisition ID: 17123257

Description: About the Role:

The Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Design Engineer position is responsible for electronics and FPGA design, implementation in support of video and image processing.

Tasks and Responsibilities:
Collaborating with systems, software, and hardware engineers to develop FPGA designs for video processing, control systems, and system interfaces
Support existing and/or legacy FPGA designs
Develop and review requirements and digest into work packages
Collaborate with teams through issue tracking and use of revision control systems
Implement designs using existing IP blocks from Xilinx and other third-party vendors
Create new IP in VHDL, Verilog
Develop system constraints and perform timing closure
Perform debug through simulation and physical lab testing

Position Requirements:
Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science
10+ years of experience
Experience with Git or similar revision control systems
Experience with Jira or similar issue tracking systems
Experience with designing ARM processors and AXI bus with Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC or understanding similar SoC FPGA architectures, including the PS-PL interfacing, either on bare-C or OS based designs
Experience with industry-standard protocols, such as PCIe, USB, Ethernet, DDR, I2C, SPI, CAN, etc.
Experience with generic video and camera interfaces such as LVDS, HDMI, Display Port, Camera Link,SDI, GigEVision, etc.
Experience with Xilinx tool chain; Vivado, SDK, Vitis

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems' equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform. General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
About the Role:

The Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Design Engineer position is responsible for electronics and FPGA design, implementation in support of video and image processing.

Tasks and Responsibilities:
Collaborating with systems, software, and hardware engineers to develop FPGA designs for video processing, control systems, and system interfaces
Support existing and/or legacy FPGA designs
Develop and review requirements and digest into work packages
Collaborate with teams through issue tracking and use of revision control systems
Implement designs using existing IP blocks from Xilinx and other third-party vendors
Create new IP in VHDL, Verilog
Develop system constraints and perform timing closure
Perform debug through simulation and physical lab testing

Position Requirements:
Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science
10+ years of experience
Experience with Git or similar revision control systems
Experience with Jira or similar issue tracking systems
Experience with designing ARM processors and AXI bus with Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC or understanding similar SoC FPGA architectures, including the PS-PL interfacing, either on bare-C or OS based designs
Experience with industry-standard protocols, such as PCIe, USB, Ethernet, DDR, I2C, SPI, CAN, etc.
Experience with generic video and camera interfaces such as LVDS, HDMI, Display Port, Camera Link,SDI, GigEVision, etc.
Experience with Xilinx tool chain; Vivado, SDK, Vitis

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems' equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform. General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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