FPGA Design Lead Research Engineer
Core
Design FPGA-based solutions for real-time embedded systems and industrial control systems, transitioning lab-scale proof points into field-ready prototypes for GE energy businesses.
Role type
Senior IC FPGA Design Lead Research Engineer
Builds
Real-time embedded control and communication technologies, field-ready prototypes
Domain
Energy, embedded systems, industrial control
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
FPGA design (Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL), RTL simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, clock domain crossing, high-speed interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, PCIe, DDR), testbench creation, functional verification, on-chip debugging (ILA, SignalTap), hardware datasheet interpretation, version control (Git), high-level synthesis (Vitis HLS), algorithm-to-hardware workflows
Preferred skills
Embedded programming (C, C++, C#, Python), Linux build systems (Yocto), Linux driver/kernel development, firmware writing, real-time OS (QNX, RTLinux, VxWorks), virtualization (hypervisors, Docker), CI/CD (GitLab, Jenkins), microcontroller programming
Technologies
ARM, C#, CI/CD, Docker, Embedded, Ethernet, FPGA, Firmware, Git, GitLab, Hardware Support, Jenkins, Linux, Matlab, PCIe, Python, SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL
Responsibilities
Design FPGA-based solutions for embedded and industrial control systems; build, simulate, test, and fine-tune real-time embedded systems; shape and pursue external funding and partnership opportunities with U.S. government agencies; collaborate with universities, industrial consortiums, and commercial partners; publish technical papers, file patents, and contribute to open-source communities; support R&D programs to transition mature technologies into business products