FPGA Developer and Activity Leader

Join CS Group USA: Lead the Future of Aerospace Safety-Critical Systems

Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of aerospace technology? CS Group USA, a subsidiary of CS Group, is seeking a talented and driven FPGA Design and Verification Engineer to play a pivotal role in the development and certification of safety-critical systems for the aerospace industry. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects for the nation’s leading aerospace manufacturers.

We offer a flexible work environment with a primarily remote team distributed across the U.S., fostering collaboration and innovation. You’ll receive a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to actively shape the company’s growth while enhancing your skills.

Your Mission: Technical Leadership in Complex Electronic Hardware

As a key member of our project team, you will be deeply involved in DO-254 Complex Electronic Hardware (CEH) projects. Your primary responsibility will be to provide technical leadership for the design, development, and testing of real-time embedded and safety-critical FPGAs. This role offers the potential to evolve into a formal leadership position.

This position can be based onsite at our Connecticut location, hybrid (CT) or fully remote.

Key Responsibilities

• Customer Engagement: Directly address and resolve technical and logistical challenges with our clients.
• Project Management Collaboration: Partner with project management to overcome programmatic hurdles, provide accurate effort estimations, and guide the team’s professional development.
• Strategic Planning and Execution: Develop robust project plans, translate them into actionable execution strategies, and effectively identify root causes of variations, recommending appropriate corrective measures.
• Team Leadership: Provide technical and project guidance to team members, ensuring alignment with quality and schedule objectives, and drive results through effective leadership and collaboration.
• Effective Communication: Maintain timely and clear communication with the project team, company management, and customers to facilitate rapid issue resolution.
• Collaborative Engineering: Work closely with software, quality, design, and test engineers throughout the entire product development lifecycle, from initial concept to final testing.
• Regulatory Compliance: Demonstrate a strong understanding of regulatory compliance standards, with preferred experience in DO-254 and AC20-152A.
• HDL Proficiency: Utilize HDL (VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog) to develop designs based on detailed requirements; handle blank-sheet development using general system requirements is highly desirable.
• Verification Expertise: Develop comprehensive verification strategies and tests for both simulation and target testing environments. Knowledge of Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) is a plus.
• CEH Design and Verification: Design, develop, analyze, evaluate, simulate, verify, and integrate/test Complex Electronic Hardware (CEH) such as Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and other CPLDs.
• Lifecycle Management: Possess a thorough understanding of development lifecycles to proactively mitigate risks during all development phases.
• Project Management Acumen: Demonstrate intermediate understanding of project management and task management techniques, such as Earned Value Management.
• Tool Proficiency: Utilize various development tools such as Vivado and Quartus.

What You Bring to the Table

• Educational Foundation: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field.
• FPGA and HDL Experience: Proven experience in VHDL / FPGA design, ideally with Xilinx experience, and embedded systems experience.
• Experience: A range of 5+ years of relevant experience will be considered.
• Citizenship: U.S. citizenship is required; disclosure of dual citizenship is necessary.

Bonus Points:

• Experience in software development (DO-178C).
• Familiarity with working directly with PCBs/CBAs.
• Experience with System on a Chip (SOC) architecture.

Essential Skills:

• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional ability to build trust and rapport with internal teams.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with meticulous attention to detail.
• Independent Work Ethic: Ability to work independently and lead work packages effectively.
• Communication Skills: Effectively and in a timely manner communicate to project team, company management, and customers to enable quick issue resolution

Location Preference: Preference given to candidates located in the Hartford, CT area. Otherwise, the ability to travel approximately eight weeks per year is required.

Why CS Group USA?

CS Group USA is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We actively encourage applications from women, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, aboriginal people, and people with disabilities.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Annual cash bonus opportunity
• 2% annual retirement benefit opportunity
• Training/Professional Development opportunities
• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, and bereavement leave
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
• Optional Life Insurance (Spouse/Child, Whole Life, Critical Illness), Legal Assistance, and Military Leave

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality in accordance with EEO guidelines.