FPGA Design Engineer Staff

Lockheed Martin•Orlando, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

You will be the FPGA Design Engineer for the Missile & Fire Control (MFC) team at Lockheed Martin. Our team delivers advanced FPGA solutions that enable current and next generation defense systems, providing the high performance computing and signal processing capabilities required for mission critical platforms. What You Will Be Doing As the FPGA Design Engineer you will develop FPGA architectures from specification through implementation, conduct trade studies to optimize device utilization, power and thermal performance, and work closely with software, hardware and systems engineers to define requirements and ensure compliance with the Design Assurance process.

Requirements

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.
A Secret clearance with Investigation or CV date within 5 years is required to start.
Bachelor of Science or higher from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
HDL programming experience with VHDL, Verilog, and/or System Verilog
Experience with AMD/Xilinx Versal FPGAs and related toolsets such as Vivado
Experience with FPGA simulation tools and languages such as Synopsys VCS and SystemVerilog
Strong understanding of digital design principles, including timing analysis, clock domain crossing, and signal integrity
Experience high speed data and memory interface implementation
Proficiency with version control systems, such as Git
Ability to conduct FPGA trade‑off studies focusing on device utilization, power, and thermal optimization
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional software, hardware, and systems engineering teams

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of software programming languages, such as C, C++, or Python
Experience with debugging and troubleshooting complex digital systems
Knowledge of UVM and experience with UVM‑based verification methodologies
Experience with missile interfaces and processor interfaces
Familiarity with LM MFC Design Assurance and Design Architecture development processes

Responsibilities

Translating system specifications into detailed FPGA designs, creating RTL, constraints and HDL code (VHDL/Verilog).
Performing synthesis, place and route, timing analysis and power budget assessments to meet performance, power and thermal budgets.
Conducting trade studies to evaluate device families, resource utilization, cost and risk, and recommending optimal solutions.
Collaborating with software, hardware and systems engineers to define architecture, interface requirements and verification plans.
Developing and executing test plans, hardware in the loop verification and validation activities.
Managing configuration control and versioning in LM approved repositories (e.g., GitLab) and maintaining design documentation.
Supporting Design Assurance reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR) and ensuring compliance with MFC engineering standards.
Providing technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and fostering knowledge sharing within the team.
Participating in cross functional technical meetings, risk assessments and schedule reviews.