Field Programmable Gate Array; FPGA Design Engineer

Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Design Engineer

Location:

Sterling Heights, MI

Employment Type:

Full-Time | Onsite

The FPGA Design Engineer is responsible for electronics and FPGA design and implementation supporting advanced video and image processing applications. This role collaborates closely with systems, software, and hardware teams to develop high-performance FPGA solutions used in mission‑critical vehicle and embedded platforms.

• Collaborate with systems, software, and hardware engineers to develop FPGA designs for video processing, control systems, and system interfaces

• Support existing and legacy FPGA designs

• Develop and maintain test benches for design verification

• Review and decompose requirements into executable work packages

• Utilize revision control and issue tracking systems to manage development activities

• Implement designs using Xilinx and third‑party IP cores

• Develop custom IP using VHDL, Verilog, or HLS (C/C++)

• Develop system constraints and perform timing closure

• Perform debug through simulation and lab‑based hardware testing

• Develop embedded software in bare‑metal, RTOS, and Linux environments

• Support integration and troubleshooting of FPGA-based systems

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

• Experience with Git or similar revision control systems

• Experience with Jira or similar issue tracking platforms

• Experience with industry‑standard interfaces and protocols (PCIe, USB, Ethernet, DDR, I2C, SPI, CAN, etc.)

• Experience developing in Linux environments using GCC and Makefiles

• Experience with Xilinx toolchain (Vivado, SDK, Vitis)

• Experience writing RTOS and Linux device drivers for embedded systems

• Strong background in video and image processing FPGA architectures

• Experience developing custom IP and optimizing high‑throughput data paths

• Strong debugging skills across simulation and hardware environments

• Ability to work cross‑functionally in a collaborative engineering team

• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills

• Competitive compensation aligned with advanced defense and embedded systems programs

• Veteran‑founded company with deep defense industry roots

• Dedicated CPI recruiter and ongoing career advocacy

• Opportunity to support mission‑critical FPGA and embedded system development

• Access to future cleared FPGA, embedded systems, and video processing opportunities across CPI’s defense portfolio

This assignment is a US Government Contract which requires all applicants to be US Citizens.

No third‑party applicants will be considered. If you are a third party contracting company, please do not respond to this position.