Role Summary - Hardware & Test Avionics Team Lead (FPGA Architect) Role Overview Seeking a senior FPGA Architect to strengthen Hardware Development team for avionics programs in North America. The role focuses on end to end FPGA architecture, development, integration, and verification, supporting complex, safety critical avionics systems. The engagement is to be long term. Location & Work Mode Close collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams and access to labs is essential Key Responsibilities Define and contribute to hardware and FPGA architectures in collaboration with system, board, and software teams Lead FPGA development, integration, and verification activities Produce and validate technical documentation and compliance artifacts in line with DO 254 Ensure end to end traceability from requirements to verification and validation Supervise and validate complex FPGA block design and implementation Act as the technical interface between system/product engineering, hardware, software, and production Drive continuous improvement of engineering practices Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers Technical Skills & Experience Strong expertise in VHDL / Verilog Hands on experience with FPGA/ASIC development and verification Proficiency with FPGA platforms such as Xilinx, Altera, Microsemi Solid understanding of FPGA technologies, power consumption, startup, and transient behavior Knowledge of high speed buses, memory architectures, processing functions, and interfaces 10-15 years of experience in the aerospace / avionics domain Education & Certifications Engineering degree in Electronics, Aerospace, Embedded Systems, or Computer Engineering Master's / PhD in Embedded Electronics DO 254 / DO 160 certification Exposure to avionics products (civil/military computers, displays) Programming skills in Python / C / C++ #J-18808-Ljbffr