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FPGA System Design Engineer

San Jose, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $118,900–$118,900🗓 2026-08-13 → 2026-09-26

Core

Architect, implement, optimize, and benchmark advanced signal processing and embedded computing solutions on Altera FPGA platforms for defense and aerospace applications.

Role type

Senior IC FPGA System Design Engineer

Builds

FPGA-based DSP, communications, AI inference, high-speed data converters, and advanced RF signal processing solutions

Domain

Aerospace, Defense, and Government (ADG) / FPGA / Signal Processing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

RTL design, DSP Builder, embedded processor technologies, C/C++, Verilog, VHDL, digital logic design, system-level performance analysis

Preferred skills

MATLAB, Simulink, CUDA, Quartus Prime, ModelSim, Questa, RTOS, heterogeneous computing architectures

Technologies

Altera FPGA, Quartus Prime, ModelSim, Questa, DSP Builder, C/C++, Verilog, VHDL, CUDA, MATLAB, Simulink, RTOS

Responsibilities

Design and implement FPGA-based solutions for defense/aerospace; Partner with customers to deploy and optimize DSP, communications, AI, and signal processing algorithms; Develop benchmarks, proof-of-concept demonstrations, and reference designs; Collaborate with FPGA software and tools teams to drive tool enhancements; Analyze and optimize FPGA implementations for throughput, latency, power, and resource utilization; Support customer design activities including architecture reviews and debugging

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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