FPGA Designer

Description Job Title: FPGA DesignerLocation: Waterdown, ONEmployment Type: Direct placementIndustry: Aerospace, Aviation, DefenseCompensation: $102,000 - $152,000 /year. Schedule: 9/80 hrs/Week.About the Opportunity:

• The Design team owns the design and is responsible for creating innovative solutions for our customers.
• The Verification team is committed to confirming that the modules we produce behave exactly as specified.
• Our team of highly skilled individuals has both depth and breadth in their roles.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:This role offers the opportunity to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while providing you with room to grow and develop professionally. About Acara SolutionsAcara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider- we help companies compete for talent. With experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and design talent solutions that deliver the business outcomes they want. We draw on decades of experience to provide contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.Sound like a good fit?APPLY TODAYWhat You'll Do:

• We all perform some level of verification; we all participate in requirements definition & design engineering, and we all take an active role in developing new design concepts and product launches.
• An FPGA design cannot live in isolation, and we collaborate regularly with other departments to ensure the best solution at the system level.
• This collaboration has earned us a reputation for producing high-quality designs that are easy to integrate and actively supported.
• We track and report design progress so that our Leadership team can be well informed as they allocate resources.
• Creating FPGA designs using the VHDL language.
• Simulating designs using QuestaSim.
• Utilizing Xilinx design tools for synthesis, implementation, debugging, and timing closure.
• Assisting the Verification Team as required.
• Integrating library modules within a larger FPGA design.
• Verifying, testing, and debugging in hardware.
• Participating in regular design reviews.
• Presenting FPGA status updates at regular NPI project meetings.
• Supporting product sustaining operations.
• Generating high-quality documentation.
• Following departmental practices and coding guidelines.
• Providing input and support to others outside of the FPGA team.
• Contributing to the team's knowledge by sharing lessons learned.
• Participate in company educational events and training as needed.
• Propose ideas for, and participate in, continuous inter- and intra-group innovation.
• Complete other tasks as assigned by the Manager.

Job Requirements What You'll Bring:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 10+ years of experience in FPGA design tools for synthesis, implementation, timing closure, and design verification.

What Sets You Apart:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• Master's Degree.
• Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing techniques.
• Experience with Digital or Analog Video.
• MATLAB for algorithm development.
• Experience with DO254 or other standardized safety-critical processes.