GE Aerospace
Staff Engineer - FPGA Design/Verification
Grand Rapids +2 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Location
- Grand Rapids
Clearwater
Rockledge - Experience
- Minimum 8 years of professional design experience; desired: at least 5 years developing computing products containing complex SoC architectures.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline; a master’s degree is desired.
- Visa sponsorship
- The basic qualifications state that applicants must be U.S. citizens. The posting also says employment requires proving U.S. Person status: U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or granted asylee or refugee status. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
About the job
Leads the design, verification, and certification support of FPGA, ASIC, and CPLD solutions for avionics hardware across the full product-development lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Define architectures and perform requirements, design, simulation, verification, integration, and release activities; maintain VHDL designs and test benches.
- Manage requirements and traceability in DOORS, and produce technical documentation and certification artifacts supporting DO-254.
- Plan and lead multiple engineering efforts, including technical scope, schedule, cost, risks, and resources; support proposals and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of professional design experience.
- Experience designing, developing, simulating, or verifying FPGA, ASIC, and/or CPLD hardware, including VHDL-based FPGA design and simulation.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver within schedule and cost objectives; strong written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with complex SoC computing products, including Xilinx Zynq and/or Microchip PolarFire.
- Experience with avionics interfaces, FPGA development environments, UVM test benches, or DO-254 and civil FAA certification processes.
Tools
FPGA, ASIC, CPLD, VHDL, DOORS, DO-254, Xilinx Zynq, Microchip PolarFire
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