Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer - Hardware
Core
Craft FPGA prototypes of next-generation GPUs and SOCs on standard FPGA prototyping platforms, including RTL optimization, partitioning, synthesis, place-and-route, timing analysis, and bitstream generation.
Role type
Senior IC hardware prototyping engineer (FPGA)
Builds
FPGA prototypes for GPUs and System-on-Chips (SOCs)
Domain
Semiconductor hardware design and FPGA prototyping
Required skills
RTL design (Verilog/System Verilog), FPGA prototyping flows (Synthesis, P&R, Timing closure), Synopsys Protocompiler, Siemens VPS, Xilinx Vivado, ASIC verification tools (VCS, Verdi, GDB), digital design concepts, hardware debugging (ChipScope, Identify, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)
Preferred skills
Scripting (Perl/shell/Tcl), memory bring-up (LPDDR5/6, DDR5/6, CXL, PCIe, USB4/3), hardware emulation experience (Synopsys HAPS, Siemens ProFPGA)
Responsibilities
Partition designs for FPGA implementation, perform synthesis and place-and-route, analyze timing and generate bit streams, bring up designs on FPGA platforms, debug hardware issues, release prototypes to customers, coordinate with architects, designers, verification engineers, and SW teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
