
Senior Principal FPGA Design Engineer
Cedar Rapids, IAFull-time$145–247K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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BAE Systems’ Electronic Combat Solutions Hardware Engineering Group seeks a Senior Principal FPGA Design Engineer to support FPGA designs through all phases of development. The role includes requirements generation, design architecture, RTL coding, synthesis, place and route, timing closure, test bench development, lab testing and debug, and product support. This position is full-time and performed onsite due to the need for in-person collaboration or the nature of the work.
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Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking a Senior Principal FPGA Design Engineer!
See what you re missing. Our employees work on the world s most advanced electronics from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. We re innovating for the future, and you can too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: We Protect Those Who Protect Us. Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.
At BAE Systems, we deliver a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. If you are an individual that enjoys a cohesive team environment and is interested in a variety of challenges across a variety of products, then we are interested in hearing from you!
Electronic Combat Solutions Hardware Engineering Group is looking for a Senior Principal FPGA Design Engineer to support FPGA designs through all phases of development.The ideal candidate is expected to perform activities including assisting in requirements generation and design architecture, ownership of RTL coding, synthesis, place and route, timing closure, basic test bench development, lab testing and debug, and product support.
Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site.
Please note that pursuant to a government contract, along with the ability to obtain a minimum of Secret Clearance
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Required Education, Experience, & Skills
8 years of relevant experience with bachelor's degree (less years with advanced degree)
Current Security Clearance (Secret), or eligible to obtain one
Significant experience in FPGA (preferred) or ASIC Design / Development
VHDL (preferred) or Verilog HDL coding
Familiarity with Xilinx Vivado or Intel/Altera Quartus
Digital simulation using Modelsim/Questa
Significant experience with static timing analysis and clock domain crossing techniques
Experience with high speed interfaces like SERDES, PCIe, DDR2/3/4, LVDS
Familiarity with revision control (GIT, CVS, Clearcase, Subversion, etc.)
Some Experience generating scripts (Perl, Tcl, Python, shell, etc.)
Strong debug and problem solving skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Self-starter and a good team player
Ability to mentor and willingness to be mentored
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Ability to distill higher level requirements into micro-architecture
Experience modifying and enhancing legacy FPGA designs
Experience in leading a design team a plus
Experience in hardware design and hands-on lab debug
Experience working with FPGA design verification teams
Some experience with data conversion techniques (ADC/DAC) a plus
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $145049 - $246584
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
Senior Principal FPGA Design Engineer
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$145–247K/yr
- US median$131–201K/yr2,158 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $196K, is 15% above the US median midpoint ($170K) — in the middle half of Hardware Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 20 open Hardware Engineer jobs in Iowa and 2,947 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- BAE Systems (this employer)8 open
- RTX Corporation4 open
- Akamai Technologies, Inc.2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,476 postings).
- Education
- 1,840 of the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs (62%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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