Skip to main content
collage of photos featuring a rocket, a plane, and a submarine

Bring your ideas
to life

Search

Find U.S. Contract Jobs

Avionics FPGA Design Engineer (Lead or Senior)

Mesa, Arizona; Hazelwood, Missouri; Plano, Texas Job ID JR2025470024 Category Engineering - Electronic and Electrical Role Type Onsite Post Date Aug. 28, 2025
Apply Now

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing AvionX has exciting opportunities for FPGA Design Engineers at Lead & Senior levels to join us as part of our Boeing Digital Avionics team. We are rapidly expanding our Digital Avionics development team consisting of engineers passionate in developing trusted, high assurance FPGA devices for advance Commercial and Military Avionics Systems. Selected candidates will have the opportunity to choose from one of our three Boeing AvionX locations:  Phoenix Arizona area (Mesa), Dallas Texas area (Plano) or St. Louis, Missouri area (Hazelwood).

You will also get to enjoy 4+ weeks of paid time off and 12-14 Paid Holidays, including our Winter Break from Christmas to New Years.

We are seeking FPGA design engineers who are ambitious and will thrive in an advance technology development environment. You will help develop early adopter technology rapidly for insertion in our ruggedized and robust Avionics solutions. You will leverage your skills and capabilities in all areas of the FPGA design lifecycle to include VHDL coding, FPGA proto typing, generating FPGA design artifacts, performing FPGA synthesis / place & route, and leading or supporting FPGA milestone design reviews.  Senior FPGA candidates will also drive continuous improvement to our FPGA development process, evaluate new FPGA development tools, and provide mentorship to our junior engineers.  

The work we do enables the missions and needs of our military and commercial customers. Our team of engineers leverage leading-edge technology and work with world-class partners to develop solutions using some of the most advance SoCs in the world.  We develop robust, high-performance custom digital processing technologies to enable high-integrity, low SWAP-C Avionics.  We utilize the latest digital IC development processes with industry-best tools to produce the most trusted and cyber secure digital solutions for our Avionics customers.

Our focused Avionics center of excellence development group produces advance digital solutions for multiple manned and unmanned aircraft. Our extensive portfolio of products provides opportunities to learn and grow with exposure to the breadth of the Boeing Avionics products. As an FPGA Design Engineer on the Boeing AvionX team, you will design state-of-the-art digital ICs/SoCs to support the most critical programs across the Boeing Commercial and Defense enterprise.  We also collaborate with other electronics groups across the company and around the world.

Travel may be required up to 10% of the time; Domestically and/or Internationally depending on business needs.

Position Responsibilities

  • Perform FPGA design on single or multi-FPGA programs working on small or large teams consisting of other FPGA designers, verification engineers, and project engineers.

  • Support FPGA development projects requiring early proof of concept designs as well as high assurance / safety critical FPGA development programs requiring very high robust FPGA performance.

  • Collaborate with system engineers, hardware engineers, and software engineers to drive requirements capture and architect digital logic functions to meet mission/customer needs.

  • Explore trade-space of potential ASIC/FPGA technologies and determine the optimal parts, weighing Schedule, Cost, Risk, Area, Power (SCRAP) vs. performance.

  • Drive robustness and rigor into early adopter technology solutions that lack sufficient level of capability for use in high assurance / safety critical Avionics solutions.

  • Engage in FPGA/Hardware first time power up and as needed during system, software, hardware, and FPGA lab integration.

  • Contribute to continuously improving upon our FPGA Design processes to keep pace with the latest technologies and high assurance methodologies and tools.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry

  • 9+ years of FPGA and/or ASIC design experience supporting high assurance and/or safety critical applications

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering

  • Experience leading ASIC/FPGA design teams to produce and deliver robust solutions on time

  • Proficient in utilizing the latest FPGA development and version control tools in a Linux compute farm environment

  • Experience designing FPGA or ASIC per a DO-254 Design Assurance level A or B development process

  • Experience creating FPGA design documents for high assurance applications (FPGA Specification, FPGA Architecture, FPGA Detail Design,...)

  • Proficient in the use of Version Control or Production Release Systems: Git, ClearCase, Teamcenter,...

  • Experience with Aircraft Avionics Systems

  • Proficient in providing as needed FPGA troubleshooting in an engineering lab environment.

  • Military Service

  • Experience with the use of DOORS for requirements management

  • Experience with the use of tools used for FPGA development traceability

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and several programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. 

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

Summary pay range for lead (level 4): $118,150 - $171,350

Summary pay range for senior (level 5): $145,350 - $210,450


Applications for this position will be accepted until Sept. 12, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift


Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Shows the full job description for sighted users
Apply Now

Your Benefits

No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

  • Generous company match to your 401(k).
  • Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
  • Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
  • Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.
Explore more benefits

These programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other conditions, which may differ for employees of certain subsidiaries or business units, or union-represented employees depending on bargaining agreement terms. If this information conflicts with the program documents, the latter shall control. This material is informational only.

  • Jacob M
    We never stop growing

    Whether you’re looking to expand your knowledge or grow as a leader, our development programs are designed to help you succeed.

    Learn more

Jobs for You:

No recently viewed jobs.

View all of our available opportunities

No saved jobs.

View all of our available opportunities

Connect with us

Sign up for Job Alerts

Be the first to know when new jobs are posted.

Sign up for Job Alerts

Join our Talent Community

Get updates about Boeing job opportunities, events and career information.

Sign up for our Talent Community

Veteran Talent Community

Transition to a career in engineering, product support, IT, manufacturing or other areas.

Sign up for our Veteran Talent Community