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Senior FPGA Design Engineer
Apply- ID: 555161
- Posted: 11/6/2025
- Location: Camden, NJ
- Category: Pro - Engineering
- Job Type: Temporary
- Duration: 9 - 12 Months
Are you a Senior FPGA Design Engineer looking to join one of the top companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry?
Are you looking to further your career and grow?
Do you have experience designing FPGA products with VHDL?
If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!
Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in Camden, NJ. Interested?
Here's what you'd do:
- Reporting to the Manager of Engineering (ASIC/FPGA), the Senior Member of Engineering Staff (SMES) will be part of the key design team responsible for delivering FPGAs for defense applications.
- They will architect and implement FPGA designs, with hands-on design/debugging, primarily using Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and AXI protocols.
- This is a high-impact role in the organization that ensures the robust quality and delivery of communication products for National Security.
- Derive FPGA design specifications from system requirements.
- Develop a detailed FPGA architecture for implementation.
- Implement design in RTL (VHDL) and perform module-level simulations.
- Perform Synthesis, Place and Route (PAR), and Static Timing Analysis (STA).
- Perform RTL quality using: Lint, Reset Domain Crossing (RDC), Clock Domain Crossing (CDC), Static Formal EDA.
- Generate verification test plans and perform end-to-end simulations.
- Support Board, FPGA bring up.
- Validate design through HW/SW integration test with test equipment.
- Support product collateral for NSA certification.
Here's what you'll get:
Pay: $90.00 - $115.00/hr.
Hours: 40 hours/week.
Length: Temp (12 Months).
Sounds like a good fit?
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About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver comprehensive staffing solutions, including contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services, worldwide.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology or Chemistry or Physics or Mathematics or Data Science or Electrical or Electronics or Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience designing FPGA products with VHDL.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience with Xilinx FPGAs and Vivado.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience with a Revision control system.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).
- Master's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology or Chemistry or Physics or Mathematics or Data Science or Electrical or Electronics or Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
- Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering or Engineering Technology or Chemistry or Physics or Mathematics or Data Science or Electrical or Electronics or Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
- Experience with mapping algorithms to architecture.
- Experience in C++ (OOP).
- Experience with the following protocols: Ethernet, TCP/IP, PCIe, NVMe, USB.
- Experience with Xilinx SoC design with SDKs and PetaLinux OS.
- Experience with High-Level Synthesis (HLS) with Vivado HLX or Mentor Catapult.
- Good written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
- Active Secret DoD Clearance.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary 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.