AvionX Hardware Engineer – FPGA/Firmware (Lead or Senior) (Virtual)

at  Boeing

Job Description
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The Boeing Company is looking for multiple AvionX Hardware Engineer – FPGA/Firmware in a virtual capacity.
The Boeing Company’s AvionX organization is seeking a hardware engineer with experience in FGPA and Firmware engineering, specializing in the full development lifecycle of hardware including requirements analysis, design, build, integration, test, certification, production. Exceptional candidates will enjoy technical challenges, personal growth and ample opportunity for leadership roles within the organization.
Our team is currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including lead and senior level engineers.
This position will be focused on the organization’s current and future efforts around FPGA Design and Verification Test Efforts. A successful candidate will need to be able to provide technical guidance and accountability to the engineering teams and assist with troubleshooting as needed.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
5+ years of experience with development, verification, or certification compliance of FPGA and embedded firmware

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

10+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience with digital circuit design
Experience with FPGAs/ASICs
Qualification of DoD electronics products at Level of Rigor 1
Experience building of cross-functional relationships; experience connecting with and advising senior leaders within the business and thoughtfully challenging leadership when necessary
Experience leading in a matrixed, complex organization and empower and motivate large, diverse, cross-functional teams towards difficult and complex technical challenges
Strong communication skills and ability to work with global teams and collaborate across geographic locations
Gains others’ trust by demonstrating openness and honesty, behaving consistently, and acting in accordance with moral, ethical, professional, and organizational guidelines
Typical Education/Experience:Lead (Level 4):
Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years’ related work experience, Master+7 years’ related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Leads the firmware development of multiple complex projects while ensuring the teams adherence to established processes and standards. Guides project teams during the planning, development and verification of firmware projects.
Leads the analysis of customer and system requirements and the development of top-level architectural approaches
Leads development of top level and detailed designs consistent with requirements and established processes
Leads design and documentation reviews to assure compliance to requirements and established processes
Identifies, tracks and statuses technical performance to measure progress and ensure compliance with requirements and established processes
Develops technical processes and procedures to guide the day to day work of the technical team
Develops and maintains partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers and partners
Conducts various methods of testing and analysis to support design
Captures data for technical performance measures
Assists with trade studies and literature research to support future product design verifications
Assists in the specification and development of automated test stations, test scripting, and specialized test equipment
Reviews complex test procedures for digital hardware
Provides technical understanding and verification of complex FPGA Design requirements
Use technical knowledge to help influence decisions over multiple teams and products
Provide technical guidance and accountability to the engineering teams and assist with troubleshooting as needed
Lead FPGA designs and teams with design and verification engineers, and manage team execution to meet program milestones
Collaborate with customers, system engineers, and hardware engineers to drive requirements capture and architect digital logic functions to meet mission/customer needs
Implement FPGA designs with latest design practices and tools from block-level microarchitecture, through HDL coding, and physical design realization
Integrate DSP IP from Boeing’s algorithm team and third-party IP as needed
Perform static timing analysis, LEC, CDC, linting, and other necessary checks to ensure the design is completed on schedule with First Time Quality.
Develop Functional Coverage Models and perform Code Coverage to verify designs in simulation
Create self-checking and reusable test benches from scratch, applying Object Oriented Programming concepts such as Inheritance and Polymorphism, and leverage UVM to create drivers, monitors, predictors, and scoreboards
Drive FPGA-based prototyping and validation depending on program and system requirements and complexity
Validate design through hardware integration test with special test equipment, test-beds, and higher-level systems as needed
Train and mentor less senior engineers across the department and help build effective project teams
This position has been identified as a virtual opportunity and will not require the selected candidate to relocate.
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship .