FPGA Engineer

FPGA Engineer

Requirements

• 2-3 years experience developing FPGA designs
• Experience writing HDL (SystemVerilog preferred)
• Knowledge of Microchip FPGAs (SoC preferred) and AXI protocol
• Experience with FPGA development tools (Libero preferred), timing closure techniques, and development procedures
• Knowledge of serial communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, and UART (CAN FD is a plus)
• Experience with FPGA simulations (ModelSim/QuestaSim preferred)
• Experience using git revision control software (CI/CD pipeline and Docker knowledge is a plus)
• Basic knowledge of low- and high-level software (C/C++; Python)
• Ability to work with both hardware and software engineers to meet the system requirements
• Ability to work with project managers to organize and plan the FPGA effort
• Comfortable using lab equipment

Responsibilities

• Develop FPGA designs for our next-generation flight computer
• Migrate existing FPGA designs to new devices
• Interface the fabric with the microcontroller subsystem
• Integrate 3rd party IP cores
• Communicate with many external devices using serial buses and protocols
• Maintain and improve continuous integration (CI) build environment
• Develop HDL test benches for unit and regression testing
• Write test software for the microcontroller subsystem
• Perform board bring-up and integration testing
• Develop HW prototypes
• Deploy designs into production and develop test procedures
• Collaboration across teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Encryption knowledge is a plus
• Experience designing for space environments is a plus
• Experience with FuseSoC is a plus