FPGA Designer
GAL AeroStaff · West Hartland, CT
$183,040
Jul 22, 2026
West Hartland, CT
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An engineering role focused on designing and developing FPGA, PLD, and ASIC-based digital hardware for aerospace engine control systems, including actuator controls, sensor interfaces, and power conditioning. The work spans the full design lifecycle — from requirements development and circuit design through simulation, lab testing, and certification support. Suited to an electrical engineer with at least three years of programmable logic design experience, ideally in an aerospace context.
Mid level · 3+ years · Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT · Bachelor's required
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This role is primarily hardware-focused (FPGA/PLD/ASIC/digital electronics design), which sits at the boundary of electrical engineering and computer/software engineering. SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers) is used as the closest match for FPGA/HDL design work; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is a reasonable alternative given the hardware-centric nature of the work.
The minimum experience gate is 3 years of FPGA or PLD design experience, placing this at the Mid level despite the aerospace domain complexity.
A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is explicitly required; a Master's is preferred only.
Aerospace electronics or engine control experience is listed as 'strongly preferred' rather than required — captured as preferred.
DO-254 knowledge and aerospace certification experience are listed under 'preferred' in the education/experience section.
The 'Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities' section uses mixed language — some items are stated as experience/knowledge requirements while others use 'familiarity with' or 'considered an asset'. Skills listed with 'familiarity with' (MATLAB/Mathcad/Excel/Minitab, LabVIEW/Visual Basic) or 'considered an asset' are marked preferred. The programmable logic platforms (Actel, Xilinx, Altera) and EDA/simulation/CAD tools appear in this section without explicit 'required' framing, so they are marked preferred.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
The posting notes export-control compliance requirements but does not gate on a specific US security clearance.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Digital circuit design, Analog interface design.
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