Principal Digital Design Engineer

Principal Digital Design Engineer -
August 22, 2025
-Cypress CA
-Job Description -
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Principal Digital Design Engineer (Contractor) at Leonardo DRS Cypress CASummary
DRS Network & Imaging Systems in Cypress, CA is part of the Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems Group of Leonardo DRS and has over 30 years of experience in designing and developing electro-optical/infrared systems for surveillance and targeting applications. We are seeking a Principal Digital Design Engineer to support the development of strategic space and weather systems.
Responsibilities
- In this role, you will be responsible for completing FPGA development from concept through to production, including architecture definition, design, simulation, and verification
- Develop low-power high-speed interfaces for imaging payloads
- FPGA Design, system simulation, synthesis, resource and power utilization analysis, place and route, timing analysis, verification, and integration activities
- Block level and chip level simulations to verify functionality and performance goals
- Hardware debugging and integration using standard test equipment including oscilloscope, power supply, multi-meter, etc.
- Create documentation such as board specifications, user guides, test reports, and design review presentations
- Provide regular reporting of progress and status
- Responsible for completion of assigned task on time and meeting technical requirements
- Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems, and services
- Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
- Attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 8 years of experience working in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in FPGA design
- Ability to solve problems at circuit and system levels
- Proven experience with FPGA development, including VHDL or Verilog programming
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to provide and receive constructive criticism
- Demonstrated ability to execute large group and customer presentations
- Ability to work and collaborate effectively in a team as well as independently
- Action-oriented and eager to embrace new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
Desired
- 15+ years of experience working in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in FPGA design
- Proficient in the design and analysis of FPGAs for space applications
- Experience with EO/IR technology
- Skilled in the design and troubleshooting of high-speed video applications
- Familiarity with DoD, NASA, and relevant industry standards
- Current Secret or Top Secret (TS) clearance
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