Senior FPGA Engineer III

Company: COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Location: Chandler
Posted on: February 13, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Job Title: Senior FPGA Engineer III Department: Engineering->Platforms->FPGA SoC Group Reports To: Director, Platforms FLSA Status: Exempt Last Modified: 9/10/2025 Level : T3 Location Chandler, AZ – Onsite 5 Days a week Company Overview Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com. We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply. Position Summary Senior FPGA Designer with experience in the entire design flow for complex FPGA’s. Responsibilities Design, develop, document, debug and test FPGA SoC systems; including: IP Integration into FPGA Projects (synthesis/implementation) High-Performance FPGA IP (VHDL/SystemVerilog) Userspace Drivers for FPGA IP (C++) Firmware for Embedded Microcontrollers (C) Utilize strong communication skills to effectively work and communicate with team members and engineering management. Qualifications Strong digital design engineer with FPGA/ASIC SoC design experience Strong FPGA Implementation with Altera Quartus or Xilinx Vivado Experience designing/debugging SoC systems with AMBA-compliant AXI and APB interfaces Experience designing fmax-optimized, high-throughput, pipelined AXI-Stream IP Capable of creating RTL simulations to identify and resolve most issues before hardware tests Knowledgeable in Static Timing Analysis (STA) and Synopsis Design Constraints (SDC) Experience analyzing STA reports and post-synth netlist/placement to resolve failing paths Experience contributing to schematic capture and layout for FPGA portions of PCB designs Experience implementing at least one Gigabit Transceiver Protocol: PCI Express, Interlaken, USB SuperSpeed 1000BASE-X/SGMII, 10GBASE-R, 40GBASE-4, 100GBASE-R4 Experience implementing Network Protocols, such as: L1: IEEE 802.3, Cisco, Q/SFP MSA standards for Ethernet (1G to 100G) L2/L3: IPv4, IPv6, ARP, ICMP, IGMP, UDP, TCP L4: VITA 49.2, IEEE-ISTO 4900 Digital IF Interoperability Standard (DIFI) and/or eCPRi (Highly Desired) Proficient in SW development with C, C++ and GIT version control Proficient in Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.) Demonstrated experience supporting multi-disciplinary, cross functional and matrixed teams Desired Qualifications Working knowledge of digital IF streams such as VITA 49.2, DIFI and/or eCPRi (Highly Desired) Working knowledge of Embedded Linux: Kernel / Yocto / U-Boot / DeviceTree Working knowledge with SATCOM waveforms like DVB-S2X and/or 5G NTN 3GPP Rel 17/18 Working knowledge of communication networks and security within a zero-trust environment Experience with Partial Reconfiguration/DFX or PCIe CvP Possess an active DoD clearance or demonstrate readiness to obtain one Education Bachelors in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or related degree). Experience : 5 years of FPGA/ASIC SoC design experience. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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