Advanced FPGA Firmware Developer

Advanced FPGA Firmware Developer _Canonsburg, PA _Full-Time(FTE)_Direct Hire

Position: Advanced FPGA Firmware Developer

Location: Canonsburg, PA

Base Salary : $107,500 to $119,200 + Best-In-Class Benefits

Relocation Assistance Available : Possible for ideal candidate

Interview Travel Reimbursed : Yes

Security Clearance Required: Yes

JD:

Duties :

• Architect, design, and document FPGA firmware hierarchies, components, interfaces, and data flows
• Develop firmware in accordance with detailed designs descriptions
• Simulate and test firmware components in preparation for integration
• Define FPGA timing, pinout, and placement constraints
• Review synthesis and timing reports, address issues
• Integrate and test firmware on target hardware
• Identify necessary schematic updates and hardware reworks to support design

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.

Keys Skills:

• Experience implementing FPGA firmware including custom VHDL components containing state machines, synchronous/asynchronous logic, processes, and external interfaces
• Understanding of the underlying FPGA fabric the firmware utilizes
• Experience working across cross-clock boundaries
• Familiarity with Xilinx (AMD) and/or Altera (Intel) compiler, programming, and debug tools
• Experience reviewing schematics, parts lists, and re-work documentation

Candidate Details:

• 5+ to 7 years experience
• Seniority Level - Mid-Senior
• Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
• Willingness to Travel - Occasionally