WIT Recruiting
Base pay range
$125,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr
Overview
Senior Digital Hardware FPGA Design Engineer
We are looking for a senior FPGA design engineer to help build next-generation systems. This role is hands-on, working directly with hardware and developing new techniques to improve performance. You will focus on micro-architecture design, implementation, and testing of customer-facing features in FPGA RTL. The ideal candidate has strong experience in FPGA design, verification, bring-up, and debug, along with skills in scripting and writing basic low-level drivers.
Responsibilities
- Define, develop, integrate, and test features across the FPGA stack
- Work on FPGA development including RTL, simulation, high-speed digital design, DSP algorithm development, verification, synthesis, and timing analysis
- Perform hands-on work using lab tools for board bring-up and troubleshooting
- Develop and integrate customer-facing features, incorporating feedback into the design process
- Collaborate with embedded software engineers, other FPGA/ASIC designers, and business stakeholders on functionality, interfaces, and documentation
- Build automation scripts for repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reliability
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering (Master’s preferred)
- 5+ years of FPGA development experience, including HDL coding, simulation, test bench development, synthesis, and timing closure
- Strong skills in Verilog and SystemVerilog (or VHDL)
- Proficient in C or C++
- Experience with Xilinx or Intel FPGA toolchains
- Strong embedded system development experience with devices such as Xilinx Zynq or Intel Arria
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with HLS, Vivado, and Vitis tools
- Experience with DSP and algorithm development
- Knowledge of verification methodologies such as UVM
- Experience with version control (git)
- Proficiency in scripting (TCL, Python, Bash)
- Experience with industrial safety systems and functional safety development processes
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)