Our client are seeking a highly skilled FPGA Engineer to join their team. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in digital design, VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog programming, and experience with FPGA development tools and methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement and verify RTL code for image sensor configuration and high-throughput readout
- Develop and optimize RAM buffering techniques for efficient data handling
- Collaborate with hardware and software teams to define FPGA requirements and specifications
- Support RDT&E efforts of new space-based payloads
- Implement and optimize signal processing and routing algorithms in RTL
- Integration of RTL designs onto FPGA/SoC platforms
- Perform synthesis, place and route, timing analysis and FPGA implementation
- Verification and validation of RTL designs on prototype and flight hardware
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure system functionality
- Lead verification and validation of FPGA based boards
Required:
- 2+ years of experience developing HDL for FPGAs in a professional environment
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field
- Proficiency in RTL design using VHDL, Verilog and/or SystemVerilog
- Proficiency working with FPGA design tools
- Strong understanding of digital design principles and methodologies.
- Must be able to obtain a Secret and/or a TS/SCI clearance.
- Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed to meet critical deadlines
Preferred:
- Experience implementing HDL for precise timing applications
- Experience with high-speed serial interfaces (e.g. GbE, PCI-E, LVDS)
- Experience with low-speed serial interfaces (e.g. RS422, CAN, SPI)
- Experience with dynamic RAM controllers and layout.
- Knowledge of RAM architectures and efficient buffering techniques
- Experience with image sensors and camera systems
- Experience implementing computer vision and digital signal processing algorithms in RTL
- Experience with Xilinx and Microchip FPGA systems and toolchains
- Experience with networking protocols and packet processing (Ethernet 802.3, IPV4/IPV4, UDP, TCP)
- Proficiency in software development (C/C++/Python)
- Strong documentation and collaboration skills
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Familiarity with hardware description languages (HDL) and high-level synthesis (HLS) tools.
