FPGA Design Engineer II en FRONTGRADE TECHNOLOGIES

For more than six decades, the skilled thinkers, makers, and doers at Frontgrade have embraced our mission to solve complex technology challenges across the U.S. and around the globe.

We’re the leading provider of high reliability and radiation assured solutions for defense, space, intelligence, commercial, and civil applications, and our products are designed to perform in the harshest of environments. From human spaceflight and space exploration to missile defense, electronic warfare, and healthcare tech advancements, our talented team stays in lockstep with our customers to ensure the success of their missions.

Do you want to help shape the future? In an environment where innovation and ideas go hand-in-hand? Then come join the Frontgrade Team!

We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits – from day one. You’ll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level – and beyond.

Other benefits include:

• Competitive Benefits: Medical (FSA + HSA), Dental, and Vision
• Immediate 401K Vesting/Matching
• Career Opportunity and Growth
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment
• Generous PTO and 11 paid Holidays per year (8 regular and 3 floating)
• 8 weeks of 100% Paid Family Leave 

*Profit Sharing Plan applies to all non-Annual Incentive Plan and non-Sales Incentive Plan employees.

We are seeking an FPGA Design Engineer II to develop and deliver FPGA-based solutions for electronic products supporting aerospace, defense, and medical markets. In this role, you will take ownership of FPGA design efforts throughout the product lifecycle—working with leading-edge FPGA platforms such as Xilinx, Lattice, and Microchip. You will design and implement advanced digital architectures, integrate high-speed interfaces, and contribute to product development with a focus on performance, efficiency, and scalability. Must be onsite in Huntsville, AL. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive FPGA design activities, including RTL coding, simulation, synthesis, and testing.
• Develop, integrate, and optimize FPGA cores, contributing to modular and reusable design libraries.
• Implement digital logic solutions in SystemVerilog, Verilog, and/or VHDL.
• Conduct functional simulation, validation, and debugging using industry-standard tools.
• Design, integrate, and test high-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe Gen3/4, Ethernet, DDR4/5).
• Collaborate with embedded software engineers, systems engineers, and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration.
• Participate in design reviews, architecture discussions, and verification planning.
• Stay current with emerging FPGA technologies and methodologies; apply reliability and rad-hard practices where needed.

• This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by either ITAR or EAR U.S. export laws. As a condition to this job offer, in order to be employed in this position, you must be able to obtain an U.S. Government export license(s), as required by law.
• Pay Range: $80,000 - $100,000 annually. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate.