FPGA Designer Co-Op Student
Reference # 43980
L3HARRIS WESCAM Division
Hamilton, Ontario
About L3HARRIS WESCAM
As a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies and within the Integrated Mission Systems Segment, the WESCAM division develops the most advanced optical sensor and targeting systems for global defense and military sectors, National Security, Search & Rescue and Airborne law enforcement agencies. From long-range covert surveillance missions to search and rescue operations, our MX-series systems, and the mission systems solutions they are a part of, produce stabilized high-magnification electro-optical and infrared images from airborne, marine and ground based platforms, enabling our customers to see first and act first.
About the Role
We are a team full of bright and exceptionally friendly people who work together to create a wide variety of solutions to complex and challenging problems. In order to ensure exceptional results, our team creates reusable IP by following a rigorous process that begins with requirements, is supported by documentation and ends with verification.
Are you tired of critical customer bugs causing you to work every weekend? If so, you may be ready to trade some of your frustration for a process that has been proven to produce nearly perfect designs. Our team follows a standardized work flow and an efficient process that enables us to consistently create robust and reliable designs that our customers can rely upon. We focus our energy on future solutions, not fixing past mistakes.
Our team is split into two equally valuable groups. 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. Neither group could stand on its own, but together are successful. Our team of highly skilled individuals have both a depth and breadth in their roles. 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.
We also understand the complex world of FPGA designs as a marathon, not a sprint. We recognize that being excellent in life goes well beyond engineering and includes actively participating in our communities and spending time with friends and family. With this in mind, we set aggressive but achievable goals that allow us to feel challenged while maintaining a work life balance.
Our team is full of people who are:
- Passionate about being excellent, yet humble enough to learn from others
- Collaborators who know that teamwork improves the results of independent work
- Excited to follow a workflow and process that will produce high quality designs
- Respectful while interacting with others, especially when they are wrong
Meaningful work and an exceptional culture make this a great place to work and grow!
As a Co-Op student you will join the FPGA Design team and actively participate in the new product introduction (NPI) design process by creating solutions using digital design techniques primarily in the context of FPGA technology.
Primary Responsibilities
- Writing and validating FPGA design requirements
- Generating high quality documentation
- Creating FPGA designs using the VHDL language to achieve the requirements
- Integrating library modules within a larger FPGA design
- Verifying, testing and debugging in simulation (Questa Sim) and hardware
- Assisting the verification team as required
- Utilizing Xilinx design tools for synthesis, implementation, debugging and timing closure
- Following departmental practices and coding guidelines
- Participating in regular design reviews
- Supporting product sustaining operations
- 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
Required Capabilities
- Able to learn from and teach others
- Adept at solving problems
- Attention to detail, able to find the subtle errors and identify corner cases
- Comfortable with basic VHDL syntax
- An understanding of timing constraints and how to achieve timing closure
- Experience with revision control systems such as SVN or GIT
- Competent in English to support development of written requirements, design descriptions and user documentation
Desired Education and Experiences
- Working knowledge of Linux command line interfaces
- Working knowledge of Python, System Verilog, TCL and Matlab
- Knowledge of digital signal processing techniques
- Experience with Digital Video
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- Must be able to complete a 16 month Co-Op term starting May 2026
- Currently enrolled and in good standing with co-op program through accredited university
- Able to obtain Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) clearance
Pay Transparency
In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $25.00/hr
Diversity & Inclusion
We believe that diversity among our employees makes us a stronger organization.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion within our L3Harris WESCAM family, and our community by welcoming and encouraging applications from anyone interested without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, Aboriginal status or any other legally-protected groups. For people with disabilities, we work with you throughout the recruitment process to ensure you have what you need in order to be at your best. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment/interview process, or as you begin your career with us just let us know and we will take care of you.
This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties as necessary.
L3Harris is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Candidates needing assistance are encouraged to email requests for reasonable accommodations to AppAssistance@L3harris.com. Please include a description of your accommodation request and the following contact information: full name and the best contact number and/or preferred means to communicate with you.