Senior Principal Electrical Engineer FPGA/ASIC

Overview

In this role you will lead architecture, design, verification, and integration of high-performance FPGA/ASIC-based digital systems for avionics. You will steer multi-disciplinary projects, align with product and corporate goals, and ensure certification readiness up to DO-254 DAL A. You'll collaborate across engineering, program management, supply chain, and customers to deliver next-generation avionics platforms. The position offers remote work with travel and a focus on impactful, safety-critical hardware development.

Compensation / Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for new hires
• 401(k) plan with employer matching and retirement contributions
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Employee assistance program
• Parental leave benefits

Responsibilities

• Lead pursuit, planning and execution of design and development projects for video and image processing devices
• Develop project and program strategies for complex hardware disciplines and products
• Ensure alignment to program goals and certification requirements up to DO-254 DAL A
• Communicate with Engineering, Program Management, Leadership, Supply Chain, Operations, Service Centers, and Customers
• Lead delivery of the next-generation product line processing platform (boot, application, RTOS software)

Key requirements

• University Degree: with minimum 10 years of relevant experience (or Advanced Degree with minimum 7 years)
• U.S. citizenship: required
• Experience leading Video and Digital Processing in FPGA/ASIC or Software Products
• Experience leading technical projects with customer interaction and leadership briefing
• Experience with DO-254 or DO-178 design assurance activities (DAL B or higher)
• Effective communication with cross-functional teams
• Ability to document and present work status clearly
• Strong collaboration and leadership in project environments
• FPGA/ASIC design, verification, simulation and/or vendor tools (Questasim, Vivado, Libero)
• SystemVerilog and chip-level verification techniques (constrained random, functional coverage, code coverage, LEC)
• Experience with program management tools (Microsoft Project, Subversion, Jira, Jama, DOORS)