Senior Specialist, FPGA Engineering
L3HARRIS Technologies
Carlsbad, CA · Posted October 29, 2026
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About the job
Job Title: Senior Specialist, FPGA Engineering Job Code: 47031 Job Location: Carlsbad, CA Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
We are looking for a talented FPGA design engineer with industry experience in wireless digital communications, modems, networking, and/or digital signal processing (DSP). We design advanced wireless digital communication systems and electronic warfare systems. Development efforts include the whole lifecycle of designs from proposals, requirement definition, coding, simulation, synthesis, place and route, and verification testing. We are looking for an engineer who enjoys challenging work with a team of talented engineers and can work well both with a team and as an individual contributor. San Diego provides incredible 365-day outdoor recreation options and cultural experiences, and L3Harris values your work/life balance so you can enjoy these opportunities.
Essential Functions:
Forward Error Correction (FEC)
Modulation
Demodulation
Digital filters
Electronic Warfare
Industry standard interfaces (e.g. 10/100/1000 Ethernet, SPI, UART, SDRAM, DDR3, JESD, PCIe, Ethernet).
Networking
FPGA verification through simulation and unit testing.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree with 6 years prior experience, Graduate Degree with 4 years prior experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Active US Secret security clearance
Preferred Additional Skills:
Experience in either VHDL (preferred) or Verilog development languages.
Experience implementing complex modem and/or DSP circuits in programmable logic using FPGA devices. Equivalent experience in ASIC design is also applicable.
Experience with modem FPGA development including Discrete-time Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Digital Communications is highly desired. Modem or high-speed DSP data paths, digital filters, FFTs, and error-correction codes, Turbo or LDPC is preferred.
Experience in simulation, synthesis, and placement software tools such as ModelSim, Synplicity, Xilinx Vivado / ISE and/or Altera Quartus development tool sets.
Experience with HLS (High-Level Synthesis)
Experience in laboratory debug techniques using digital scopes, logic analyzers, BERTS, and other complex measurement devices.
FPGA Design using High-speed serial interfaces (3+ Gbps)
Experience with software and FPGA interface, memory controllers, and high speed interfaces.
Experience with Testbench Architectures, working knowledge of Matlab, SystemC, C, and/or C++.
Familiarity with code revision management tools such as Git/Bitbucket and JIRA.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Seattle, Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State and New York City, the salary range for this role is $106,500-$197,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.