Advanced ASIC / FPGA Embedded Engineer

Company: The Computer Merchant, LTD.
Location: Middletown
Posted on: May 9, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title : Advanced ASIC / FPGA Embedded Engineer

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Location: Middletown, RI
Wage Range: 60-67
Job Number: 25-02803

Job Description: Our client, a large defense contractor, has an immediate opening for an Advanced ASIC / FPGA Embedded Engineer to work from their Middletown, RI facility. As an Advanced ASIC / FPGA Embedded Engineer, you'll be a member of or lead a cross functional team dedicated to the development of military-grade electronics and underwater acoustic systems.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. US Citizenship is required.

Duties and Tasks:Design, implement, simulate, and test firmware components for FPGA-based systems
Define FPGA timing, pinout, and placement constraints; review synthesis and timing reports; and address issues
Design, implement, and unit test firmware components for microcontroller-based systems
Integrate and test firmware on target hardware
Design and simulate digital circuits
Develop test systems including test software applications
Generate system/software/interface requirements, detailed design, and build documentation
Document and present trade studies, analyses, test results and status to the team
Research, identify, and evaluate new technologies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Experience with the engineering development life cycle, including concept, requirements, design, implementation and test phases
Experience writing technical documentation for embedded systems
Strong background in FPGA design in VHDL, verification and timing closure
Strong background implementing microcontroller firmware in C or C++
Strong background in digital circuit design
Experience with Linux and embedded operating systems
Proficiency with memory technologies, voltage regulation devices, ADCs, DACs, and common low-level communication interfaces
Proficiency with common lab equipment such as o-scopes, multi-meters, power supplies, and soldering

Experience with the following a plus:OrCAD Capture, Quartus, LabWindows/CVI, Git
Soft-core processors (Nios and/or MicroBlaze)
ARM-based microcontrollers
National Instruments data acquisition systems


Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities

* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.

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