Senior FPGA Engineer

Description

We are seeking a talented Senior FPGA Engineer to join our team and contribute to creating innovative solutions for complex problems. The primary responsibilities include architecting, implementing, and testing firmware solutions for FPGAs and supporting circuitry. Additional skills in circuit and PCBA design and analysis, embedded processor/microcontroller or SoC designs, technical trade studies, and evaluation of technology improvements are a plus. Experience in designing and implementing DSP functions is desired.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline from an ABET-accredited institution with 12+ years of relevant experience, or 10+ years with a Master's degree.
• Experience with embedded Software/Firmware design.
• High proficiency with C/C++, VHDL, and TCL.
• Experience in FPGA system design and test from architecture through implementation
• Familiarity with modern Xilinx FPGA families and design tools (7-series FPGAs, Ultrascale+, Vivado, Xilinx IP cores)
• Experience with multiple high-speed serial communication standards and interfaces (e.g. Aurora, 10Ge, PCIe, DDR4/3/2/1, JESD204B)
• Experience with standard internal interfaces such as AXI4, AXI4-Stream, AXI4-Lite
• Motivated self-starter and problem solver with experience executing in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and debug/test methods.
• Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Other Qualifications:

Preference shown to candidates who possess:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline from an ABET-accredited institution
• 20+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience developing and implementing FPGA-optimized versions of DSP algorithms (e.g. modulation/demodulation, PLLs, filters, image processing)
• Experience working with SoC designs such as Zynq and Zynq Ultrascale+ including architecting and interfacing with peripherals, interrupts, and related bus architectures
• Experience working with embedded operating systems
• Working knowledge of digital/analog/mixed signal electronics, components, and interface/communication standards
• Experience with FPGA PCBA hardware design

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, we reasonably anticipate that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.