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FPGA Design Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior)
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - Huntsville, AL
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Boeing Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles11 certified filings for “Mechanical System Design & Analysis Engineer” (Mechanical Engineers) in WA: $135k–$170k, median $143k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
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The US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
FPGA Design Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior) Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is hiring for an Associate, Experienced or Lead FPGA Design Engineer to join our team in Huntsville, AL to develop, debug, and integrate processor subsystem features and interfaces in FPGA hardware for Advanced Processors. You will be working on cutting-edge technologies, supporting various domain areas such as flight command and control, air traffic control, and homeland defense. Position Responsibilities : (Level 2 assists and supports this work.) • Develop FPGA requirements, FPGA code of logic design. Generate self-checking test bench, unit test, synthesis, timing analysis, Built-In-Test (BIT) and support of debug and system integration activities • Develop, debug, and integrate processor subsystem features and interfaces in FPGA hardware for advanced processors • Develop high-speed serial interferences inside an FPGA. (SERDES) • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including other engineering disciplines • Stay current on industry best practices and technological advancements in FPGA design and Digital Signal Processing This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim or final U.S. Secret clearance post-start is required. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience) : • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement • 2 or more years' related work experience • Experience using FPGA design tools (such as: Modelsim, Xilinx Vivado or ISE, Altera Quartus, Microsemi, or similar) • Experience with Hardware Description Language (HDL) code development Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience) : • MSEE , MSCE experience • Experience with Verilog , C/C++ , MATLAB / Simulink • Synopsis Synplify, Synopsis VCS, NCSim, ChipScope tool sets • Experience with Xilinx /AMD and MicroSemi/Microchip part families internal FPGA fabric and IP • FPGA design experience with tools noted above • Previous experience related to aerospace design techniques • Experience with management of Configuration Control ( GitLab preferred) • Experience with Vivado and Vitis FPGA toolsets • Experience with UVM • Experience working with Versal FPGAs • Experience with troubleshooting and debugging with board-level testing and FPGA validation • Experience in FPGA life cycle (architecture, design, simulation, verification, validation, integration & test) Typical Education & Experience: Level 2: 2 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications Level 3: 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications Level 4: 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications Drug Free Workplace : Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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. Relocation : This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Total Rewards & Pay Transparency: 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 pro