Specialist, Electrical Engineering - VHDL / FPGA Engineer
- Location
- Mason, OH, US
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Job Title: Specialist, Electrical Engineering - VHDL/FPGA Engineer Job Code: 45744 Job Location: Mason, OH – On Site Job Schedule: 9/80 - - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
L3Harris Sensors in Cincinnati Ohio is currently seeking a talented FPGA engineer with experience developing VHDL. You will get the opportunity to participate in FPGA developments including requirements, system design, detailed design, and hardware integration on cutting-edge systems. The product portfolio at L3Harris Sensors provides the opportunity to work at ultra-high speed, ultra-large format infrared cameras targeting a wide variety of defense applications. As an established pioneer in military/defense technology, Sensors is a first-rank engineering and production company.
Essential Functions:
- Requires proficient knowledge of job area. May have practical knowledge of project management.
- Proficient knowledge of FPGAs and VHDL design including a minimum of 4 years of direct experience in:
- ModelSim/Questa or equivalent logic simulation tools
- MATLAB/Simulink for algorithm development
- Standard streaming and memory mapped interfaces (Avalon, AXI, etc.)
- FPGA vendor tools (Altera, AMD/Xilinx)
- Python for automating tasks (FPGA builds, simulations, etc.)
- Product Development
- Design, implementation, verification, and integration of VHDL components.
- Effective communication skills with other engineering teams and customers.
- Participate in VHDL peer reviews.
- Analysis of component synthesis, timing, and clock domain crossings.
- Technical presentations including internal design reviews.
- Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Proficiency in digital hardware design, interfaces, and architecture:
- NAND, NOR, and DDR memory interfaces
- GigE Vision, Camera Link, CoaXpress, HDSDI, SDI
- High Speed Ethernet (1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE, 100GbE)
- High Speed Serializers and Deserializers (SERDES)
- LVDS, RS-422, I2C, SPI
- Interfacing with custom ASICs
- Understanding of project/task management and technical estimating
- Facilitate continuous improvement activities
- Working knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, and test processes
- Experience in design for test, quality, reliability, manufacturability, and EMC is a plus.
- Experience in Agile Scrum development methods is a plus.
- Experience in writing VHDL that interfaces with a microcontroller.
- Experience with Universal Verification Methodology.
- Experience in writing timing constraints for FPGA designs.
#LI-KM1
From L3harris Technologies, Inc.'s careers page (Company careers page), checked 30 Oct 2026.
How to apply
- Select Apply on l3harris.com. It opens L3harris Technologies, Inc.'s own application form in a new tab, run on Company careers page.
- Fill in the form and upload your résumé there. Jobiwork never sees your application.
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. will reply to you directly. No real employer asks you for money to apply.
Posted 15 Oct 2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026 · Report this job