Senior FPGA Design Engineer
Core
Develop FPGA-based solutions for pre-silicon validation, hardware prototyping, and high-speed interface verification to accelerate product development.
Role type
Senior IC FPGA design engineer
Builds
FPGA prototypes for ASIC validation and feature development
Domain
Semiconductor hardware design and verification
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Verilog/SystemVerilog, digital logic design, FPGA synthesis and timing closure, high-speed interface protocols (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, CXL, AXI), embedded logic analysis, automation scripting (Python/Tcl/Bash)
Preferred skills
FPGA-based emulation, high-speed SerDes architectures, memory controllers and PHY interfaces, UVM-based verification, board bring-up with oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers, embedded processors (ARM, Nios II/V)
Technologies
Altera Quartus Prime Pro, Questa, VCS, Xcelium, SignalTap
Responsibilities
Design and implement FPGA-based prototypes for ASIC validation; Develop RTL in Verilog for FPGA implementation; Integrate complex IPs such as DDR, LPDDR, PCIe, Ethernet, CXL, or HBM; Perform FPGA synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and resource optimization; Debug FPGA designs using embedded logic analyzers, simulation, and hardware instrumentation; Develop board-level bring-up and validation plans; Create automation scripts for FPGA build, regression, and deployment flows
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC