FPGA Development Engineer (Mid Level) (Aerospace)

Location: Platteville, Wisconsin, United States; hybrid, onsite in Connecticut, or fully remote within the United States. U.S. citizenship required.

Company

CS Group USA, a subsidiary of CS Group, develops and certifies safety-critical systems for the U.S. aerospace industry.

What you will do

• Perform end-to-end FPGA development for embedded aerospace and defense systems, from concept through integration.
• Lead requirements, design, implementation, and development activities for safety-critical airborne systems.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, verification, and certification teams.
• Maintain hardware-FPGA and software-FPGA interfaces and ensure accurate requirements traceability.
• Ensure FPGA development artifacts meet DO-254 and AC 20-152A objectives.
• Communicate technical status, support schedules and quality objectives, and provide technical support to junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering, science, or technical discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in FPGA, programmable logic, digital hardware, or embedded systems development.
• Strong understanding of embedded hardware architectures and development processes.
• Experience with VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, or similar hardware design languages.
• Experience with Python or equivalent scripting languages.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigation skills.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship is required; dual citizenship must be disclosed.
• Ability to travel for up to approximately two weeks per year.

Culture & Benefits

• Primarily remote and hybrid work environment with employees across multiple U.S. states.
• Annual cash bonus opportunity and a 2% annual retirement benefit opportunity.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus vacation, sick time, and bereavement leave.
• Six paid holidays, employee assistance and mental health benefits, and optional life insurance.
• Training and professional development opportunities, including legal assistance, critical illness insurance, and military leave.
• Inclusive workplace that encourages applications from diverse and underrepresented groups.