Senior FPGA/ASIC Engineer (ONSITE)

Date Posted:
2026-02-13
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-FL-MELBOURNE-313 ~ 1344 S Babcock St ~ BLDG 313
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.
Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status:
Not Required

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer for the CNS (Communication, Navigation, Surveillance) Hardware Engineering Group in Melbourne, Florida. The primary responsibility for this position will be to support existing CNS related products as part of a team. This Engineer role is intended for an experienced Electrical Engineering professional working with a small group of other FPGA and Hardware Engineers. The position will support existing product design along with associated requirements and test procedures. The position will also plan projects to determine the best approach to be taken to accomplish the project goals and support development of bids and schedules. This position may encompass both new design and product sustaining support roles.

What You Will Do:

• Requirements capture, decomposition, and traceability.
• ASIC/FPGA/MPSoC digital architecture development and design.
• Develop RTL design code and simulation in VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog.
• Create UVM constrained random environments using SystemVerilog.
• Create placement and timing constraints.
• Perform synthesis, place and route.
• Perform static timing analysis, linting analysis, LEC, and clock-domain-crossing analysis.
• Perform ASIC/FPGA/SoPC verification using inspection, analysis, simulation, and test methods.
• Creation of DO-254 DAL-A certification artifacts for Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH).
• Conduct and/or participate in peer reviews throughout product lifecycle.
• Participate in FAA SOI audits.
• Create engineering bids and support RFIs and RFPs.
• Communicate well with a wide variety of individuals including Engineering, Program Management, internal leadership and customers.
• May perform the duties of a project engineer.
• Recommend new tools and practices for continuous improvement in the group's ASIC/FPGA design flow.
• Provide guidance or mentor other engineers with a variety of skills and backgrounds.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience writing RTL and testbenches using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Experience using FPGA specific tools (e.g. Questasim, Vivado, Libero, Synplify Pro, etc.).
• Experience with data interfaces (PCIe, DDR, I2C, Ethernet, CDN, ARINC-429, etc.).
• Experience with device level timing and clock domain crossing.
• Experience with Linux (or Unix), scripting, C/C++, Python, and/or Perl.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Ability to work with minimal supervision, as part of a team of engineers with a variety of skills and backgrounds, located throughout the world and matrixed into projects with aggressive schedules and frequent milestones.
• Experience with DO-254 processes and design assurance activities for ASIC, FPGA, and/or MPSoc developments.
• Experience with DSP/RF architectures.
• Experience successfully managing cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Basic risk management skills (identify, quantify, and mitigate risks).

What we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

Learn More & Apply Now!

Avionics delivers advanced cockpit displays, vision systems, and comprehensive digital solutions for global government, commercial and business aviation customers. We provide connectivity and managed data services to ensure safety and seamless communication for passengers, crews, and militaries, from aircraft and airports to air traffic management. Join us in creating solutions that connect the world, one flight at a time. Start your application today.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world - and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form - with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again. Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

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