FPGA Architect

Role Summary – Hardware & Test Avionics Team Lead (FPGA Architect)

Location & Work Mode: On‑site required: Minimum 3 days per week

Location: Montréal, QC

Seeking a senior FPGA Architect to strengthen Hardware Development team for avionics programs in North America. The role focuses on end‑to‑end FPGA architecture, development, integration, and verification, supporting complex, safety‑critical avionics systems.

Close collaboration with multi‑disciplinary engineering teams and access to labs is essential

Key Responsibilities

Define and contribute to hardware and FPGA architectures in collaboration with system, board, and software teams

Lead FPGA development, integration, and verification activities

Produce and validate technical documentation and compliance artifacts in line with DO‑254

Ensure end‑to‑end traceability from requirements to verification and validation

Supervise and validate complex FPGA block design and implementation

Act as the technical interface between system/product engineering, hardware, software, and production

Drive continuous improvement of engineering practices

Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers

Technical Skills & Experience:

Strong expertise in VHDL / Verilog

Hands‑on experience with FPGA/ASIC development and verification

Proficiency with FPGA platforms such as Xilinx, Altera, Microsemi

Solid understanding of FPGA technologies, power consumption, startup, and transient behavior

Knowledge of high‑speed buses, memory architectures, processing functions, and interfaces

Experience in UNIX/Linux environments

10–15 years of experience in the aerospace / avionics domain

Education & Certifications

Engineering degree in Electronics, Aerospace, Embedded Systems, or Computer Engineering

or Master’s / PhD in Embedded Electronics

Preferred:

DO‑254 / DO‑160 certification

Exposure to avionics products (civil/military computers, displays)

Programming skills in Python / C / C++

Language Requirement: French