FPGA Designer

FPGA Designer

Curtiss-Wright in Ottawa, ON is looking for an intermediate FPGA Designer to join our world class engineering team.

As our FPGA Designer you will design and develop new FPGA-based designs targeting ruggedized COTS VPX modules as well as the support of existing products.

Location: Ottawa, ON

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I RRSP with Employer Match I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Competitive Pay I Referral Program I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

Your Challenge:

Interact with customers regarding requirements and technical solutions.

Support the development of the circuit card and the building, test, and debug of prototypes as well as the support of new products during environmental testing and entry into production.

Evaluate requirements and develop FPGA architectures.

Create specifications for FPGA IP blocks.

Perform detailed digital logic design and implementation in the latest FPGA technologies.

Verify HDL designs in simulation and on hardware platforms.

Participate in planning, scheduling and design resource estimation for project scoping.

Collaborate with a dynamic group of Engineers responsible for product development.

Work from concept development, writing product specifications, test plans, VHDL/Verilog coding right through to simulation.

Responsible for FPGA functional allocation, logic design, HDL coding, simulation, synthesis, place & route, and bitstream generation.

What you Bring:

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent

5 yrs + experience in FPGA hardware development

Experience/familiarity in the following is an asset:

Development of simulation test benches with Modelsim/Questa.

Xilinx ISE/Vivado tools

Xilinx 7-series, Zynq MPSOC, Versal Adaptive SoC and Ultrascale+ device families is an asset.

Designing with embedded processors and C software development is an asset.

IP integration tools such as Vivado IP Integrator.

AMD (Xilinx) / Microchip / Intel FPGA (Altera)

Microchip Libero SoC or Intel Quartus.

Familiar with hardware test equipment -- logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.

Board bringup and debug support using integrated logic analyzers such as ChipScope

Familiarity with principles of high-speed digital circuit board design including signal integrity concepts.

Requirements capture, analysis, and tracking.

High-speed serial interfaces and related IPs.

TCL or other automation scripts.

FPGA resource utilization estimation and resource power estimation.

Demonstrated ability to develop detailed FPGA architectures.

Demonstrated drive and ability to achieve goals in an innovative and fast paced environment.

Strong understanding of an FPGA design flow, including RTL design with SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL, simulation, logic synthesis and timing closure.

Strong debug and problem-solving skills.

Who We Are:

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions has a long and rich history as the trusted, proven leader in rugged, reliable, and secure solutions for the defense and commercial aerospace industries.

At the Ottawa site, we provide embedded computing solutions that process data in real-time to support mission-critical functions, in the air, on the ground, and at sea. We design, develop, test, and manufacture our products. Our entrepreneurial environment provides our employees with excellent experiences that enable them to develop their skills and give them the opportunity to work with the best talent in the industry.

To learn more, please visit us at Ottawa, Ontario Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions (curtisswrightds.com)

No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.