<div><strong><b>Job Description</b></strong><br/><br/><b>Job Title: </b><b>Principal Engineer - FPGA/ASIC Design </b><br/><br/><b>Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 office days a week)</b><br/><br/><b>Working location: Reston, VA</b><br/><br/>Rolls-Royce is looking for a Principal Engineer - FPGA/ASIC Design (Field Programmable Gate Arrays / Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Design Specialist to join our growing team.<br/><br/>In this technical role, you will design, verify, integrate, and test FPGA/ASIC solutions, which will be integrated in current and future Rolls-Royce engine control system products. You will be responsible for developing FPGA/ASIC architectures, coding, running simulations, synthesis, creating test benches, and preparing documentation to be reviewed by certification authorities.<br/><br/>***This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule allowing for remote and in-office days each week. Hybrid work arrangements are subject to change based on business needs and/or changes in company policy. All hybrid employees must have a secure, high-speed internet connection and an appropriate workspace that complies with applicable information security and confidentiality requirements.<br/><br/><b>What you will be doing</b><br/><br/>With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:<br/><ul><li>Participate in all phases of project, to produce detailed design documentation, verification plans and reports</li><li>The design and development of all custom digital devices (ASIC or FPGA), to support RR electronic engine control units</li><li>The verification of complex products that use FPGAs and/or ASICs to DO-254</li><li>Develop RTL utilizing a hardware description language (e.g. VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog) and debug the design via simulation tools</li><li>Expertise achieving timing closure on FPGA designs and generating test benches</li><li>Evaluate the process flow including but not limited to high level design, synthesis, place and route, timing constraints and power utilization</li></ul><br/><br/><b>Who we're looking for:</b><br/><br/>At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.<br/><br/><b>Basic Requirements:</b><br/><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering and/or Computer Engineering with 5+ years of experience, OR</li><li>Master's degree in Electronics Engineering and/or Computer Engineering with 3+ years of experience, OR</li><li>PhD in Electronics Engineering and/or Computer Engineering</li><li>In order to be considered for this role, you must be a U.S. Citizen</li></ul><br/><br/><b>Preferred Requirements:</b><br/><ul><li>Validate the FPGA hardware in the lab using test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers) and debug tools (e.g ILA, JTAG)</li><li>Experience in scripting with languages such as TCL, Python, Shell scripts</li><li>Able to work with Windows and Linux development environment</li><li>Demonstrable experience in version control, such as Git, SVN</li><li>Experience of Actel & Xilinx tool flows to implement complete designs</li><li>Development of model-based systems with digital engineering toolsets (MATLAB, Simulink and/or similar)</li><li>Knowledge of systems engineering, and robust design tools and techniques coupled with the latest model-centric development approaches</li><li>Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler (MagicDraw) or similar SysML modelling software</li></ul><br/><br/><b>What we offer</b><br/><br/>We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.<br/><br/>Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. <br/><br/>As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.<br/><br/>Relocation assistance is not available for this position.<br/><br/><b>Closing date: </b> September 15th, 2026<br/><br/><strong><b>Job Category</b></strong><br/><br/>Electrical and Electronics<br/><br/><strong><b>Job Posting Date</b></strong><br/><br/>13 Aug 2026; 00:08<br/><br/><strong><b>Pay Range</b></strong><br/><br/>$152,033 - $247,054-<br/><br/><b>Location:</b><br/><br/>Reston, VA<br/><br/><b>Benefits</b><br/><br/>Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.</div>