FPGA/ASIC Design Specialist
Our client located in Indianapolis, IN is looking for a FPGA/ASIC (Field Programmable Gate Arrays / Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Design Specialist to join our growing team. In this role, you will travel up to 25% between sites in Indianapolis and West Lafayette, IN as needed for work.
In this technical role, you will design, verify, integrate, and test FPGA/ASIC solutions, which will be integrated in current and future engine control system products. You will be responsible for developing FPGA/ASIC architectures, coding, running simulations, synthesis, creating test benches, and preparing documentation to be reviewed by certification authorities.
Key Accountabilities:
- Participate in all phases of project, to produce detailed design documentation, verification plans and reports
- The design and development of all custom digital devices (ASIC or FPGA), to support RR electronic engine control units
- The verification of complex products that use FPGAs and/or ASICs to DO-254
- Develop RTL utilizing a hardware description language (e.g. VHDL, Verilog, and/or System Verilog) and debug the design via simulation tools
- Expertise achieving timing closure on FPGA designs and generating test benches
- Evaluate the process flow including but not limited to high level design, synthesis, place and route, timing constraints and power utilization
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering and/or Computer Engineering with 5+ years of experience, OR
- Master's degree in Electronics Engineering and/or Computer Engineering with 3+ years of experience, OR
- PhD in Electronics Engineering and/or Computer Engineering
Preferred Requirements:
- Validate the FPGA hardware in the lab using test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers) and debug tools (e.g ILA, JTAG)
- Experience in scripting with languages such as TCL, Python, Shell scripts
- Able to work with Windows and Linux development environment
- Demonstrable experience in version control, such as Git, SVN
- Experience of Actel & Xilinx tool flows to implement complete designs
