Scientist, Software Engineering

Employer description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Scientist, Software Engineering (FPGA Design)

Job ID: Req ID 47447

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

 

Job Description:

We are seeking a talented FPGA Design Engineer with industry experience in wireless digital communications, networking, and/or cryptography to join our team developing advanced wireless digital communication and electronic warfare systems. This role spans the full FPGA development lifecycle, including bids and proposals, requirements definition, specification development and maintenance, RTL design and coding, simulation, synthesis, place and route, verification through simulation and unit testing, system integration, and ongoing support. The engineer will participate in code and design reviews and ensure that high-speed digital FPGA designs meet written specifications within a DoW process-controlled work environment. The ideal candidate enjoys challenging technical work and thrives both as part of a talented engineering team and as an individual contributor.

 

Essential Functions:

Areas of desired technical experience or education include:

Networking protocolsCryptographic AlgorithmsIndustry standard interfaces (e.g.. 10/100/1000 Ethernet, SPI, UART, SDRAM, DDR3, JESD, PCIe, etc.).FPGA verification through simulation and unit testing 

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.12+ years FPGA design experienceExperience leading teams of technical employeesMust be able to secure or maintain a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance. 

Preferred Additional Skills:

Bachelor’s (Master’s preferred) degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.Experience in VHDL (preferred) or Verilog, UVM, and SystemVerilog development languages.Experience in simulation, synthesis, and placement software tools such as ModelSim, Synplicity, AMD Vivado / ISE and/or Altera Quartus development tool sets.Experience witth HLS (High-Level Synthesis)Experience with timing closure in large FPGAs.Experience in laboratory debug techniques using digital scopes, logic analyzers, BERTS, and other complex measurement devices.FPGA Design using High-speed serial interfaces (3+ Gbps)Familiarity with code revision management tools (preference for Git/Bitbucket and/or Clearcase).Familiarity with C/C++/C# is a plus.Active U.S. Department of Defense security clearance is preferable. 

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