Hardware System Design Engineer, Senior or Staff
Core
Design high-performance FPGA-based emulation platforms, owning the board design lifecycle from schematic capture to verification testing while driving system-level architecture.
Role type
Senior or Staff Hardware System Design Engineer (FPGA/High-Speed)
Builds
FPGA-based emulation platforms and high-speed board systems
Domain
Semiconductors / Hardware Engineering / High-Speed Design
Required skills
FPGA board design (Xilinx/Altera), high-speed SERDES (10 Gbps+), PCB layout (26+ layers), power and signal integrity simulation, DDR3/4/5 subsystem design, system architecture, HDL coding
Preferred skills
Power supply design, PDN simulation, DFM/DFT reviews, scripting (Python/Perl), IPC CID certification
Technologies
Xilinx, Altera, DDR3/4/5, Vivado, Quartus, HyperLynx, Sigrity PowerSI/PowerDC, ADS, Ansys HFSS, SPICE, Mentor Graphics DxDesigner/Expedition
Responsibilities
Own board design lifecycle including schematic, stack-up, layout, BOM, and verification; Perform power and signal integrity simulations for high-speed I/O; Lead FPGA board design and DDR memory subsystems; Direct lab technicians on system bring-up and debug; Collaborate with mechanical and manufacturing teams for DFM; Author design documentation; Serve as technical point of contact for customers.
Seniority
Senior or Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership
