Job Description

Digital Design Engineer – FPGA / Avionics

Onsite Position - South Miami, FL Area

We’re looking for a Digital Design Engineer to develop complex programmable logic and digital electronic systems for advanced avionics applications. This is a design-focused engineering role. We’re looking for someone who has hands-on experience developing FPGA/ASIC-based hardware using VHDL, taking designs through simulation, synthesis, implementation, timing analysis, verification, and ultimately DO-254 certification.

What You’ll Do

Design and develop FPGA and programmable logic for avionics electronic systems
Develop and implement digital designs using VHDL / RTL
Work with FPGAs, ASICs, microprocessors, and microcontrollers
Take designs from initial requirements through simulation, synthesis, implementation, and verification
Develop test benches and perform functional simulation of digital designs
Perform synthesis, place-and-route, and timing analysis
Debug and optimize designs for functionality, performance, reliability, and timing
Support FPGA/hardware integration and bring-up activities
Work closely with hardware, software, and systems engineers to integrate designs into larger avionics architectures
Develop engineering documentation and maintain requirements traceability throughout the design lifecycle
Support DO-254 development and certification activities

What We’re Looking For

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
Strong hands-on experience with FPGA / programmable logic design
Professional experience developing digital designs using VHDL
Experience with RTL design, simulation, synthesis, and timing analysis
Experience working with FPGAs and/or ASICs
Understanding of digital circuit and embedded hardware design
Experience with FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Intel/Altera Quartus, or similar EDA platforms
Experience developing and executing test benches
Ability to work from hardware/system requirements through completed and verified designs

Highly Preferred

Hands-on DO-254 experience
Previous avionics or aerospace electronics experience
Experience taking FPGA designs through a formal certification lifecycle
Requirements capture, verification, and traceability experience
Experience integrating FPGA designs with microprocessors, microcontrollers, and embedded software
Experience with hardware debugging and lab test equipment

The profile we’re really looking for: an engineer who has actually designed programmable logic, not someone whose experience is primarily FPGA testing or verification. You should be comfortable owning the design in VHDL, working through synthesis and timing, and supporting the hardware through integration and certification.

Sky Limit Systems

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