Senior Advanced ASIC / FPGA Engineer

Acara Solution is looking for a Senior Advanced ASIC / FPGA Engineer for Our client located in Canonsburg, PA.

Here's what you'd do:

• We are seeking a Sr Advanced ASIC / FPGA Firmware Developer to develop, integrate, test, and support custom FPGA firmware within the Torpedo Systems Group (TSG).
• The TSG designs, develops, demonstrates, produces, assembles, tests, and delivers torpedo SONAR arrays and electronic assemblies.
• The TSG team works with the Navy, internal production staff, and the representatives from other companies to advance torpedo performance and lower production costs.
• Responsible for definition, design, verification, and documentation for ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) developments
• Determines architecture, system simulation, and detailed design approach
• Defines module interfaces and all aspects of device design and simulation
• Evaluates the process flow, including but not limited to high-level design, synthesis, place and route, timing, and power utilization
• Creates test and simulation plans that establish functional criteria
• Verifies test results and analyzes performance
• May also review vendor capabilities, foundry technologies, device libraries, and simulation tools
• Contributes to the generation and maintenance of work products (i.e., plans, specifications, design documentation, etc.) used for internal consumption and deliverable to external customers
• Develops and presents requirements, concepts, designs, decisions, and results to internal management, other organizations, teammates, and customers
• May contribute to technical subcontract management that may include SOW development, proposal evaluation, source selection, technical oversight, and subcontractor work product evaluation and acceptance
• Reviews vendor capability to support product development
• Applies a strong understanding of the organizationally defined processes throughout the lifecycle of the program or project
• Participates in the improvement of the ASIC/FPGA organizational processes
• Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle
• Leads the research and analysis of data, such as customer design proposals, specifications, and manuals, to determine the feasibility of the design or application
• Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability
• Contributes to the technical approach to small proposals
• Provides leadership and direction to lower-level employees
• Leads technical tasks for small teams or projects
• Exercises latitude in determining the technical objectives of assignments
• Guides the successful completion of major programs and projects.

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Science or Engineering or Mathematics with 8 years of experience
• Minimum 8 years of experience in ASIC/FPGA engineering processes
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Microsoft Office applications

• Master's Degree with 6 years of experience
• Contributes to the development of new theories and methods in ASIC/FPGA engineering
• Excellent awareness of business objectives and the Engineering's role in achieving them
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent ability to recognize and clearly report information relevant to sound engineering design
• Excellent understanding of basic project leadership principles, including SPI/CPI, Earned Value, Cost Account Management (CAM), and Statistical Process Controls
• Provides resolution to problems to a diverse range of complex problems that require the use of ingenuity and creativity
• Frequent contact with managers within and outside of Engineering, contact with project teams across the company, and with external customers and vendors
• Occasional contact with Business Development

Additional Information :

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a "U.S. Person," as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.