Lead Research Engineer - FPGA Design
Core
Designing FPGA-based solutions for embedded and industrial control systems, shaping R&D opportunities with U.S. government agencies, and partnering with GE businesses to move prototypes to field-ready status.
Role type
Lead Research Engineer (FPGA Design)
Builds
Real-time embedded systems and communication systems for industrial control and energy applications
Domain
Energy / Embedded Systems / Hardware Design
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 (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR), testbench development, on-chip debugging, high-level synthesis, algorithm-to-hardware workflows
Preferred skills
Embedded programming (C, C++, Python), Linux build systems (Yocto), Linux driver/kernel development, firmware development, real-time OS (QNX, VxWorks), virtualization (Docker), CI/CD tools
Technologies
Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, ModelSim, Vitis HLS, MATLAB/Simulink, Git, Jenkins, GitLab, ARM, PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, ILA, SignalTap
Responsibilities
Design, simulate, test, and optimize real-time embedded systems using FPGA tools; collaborate with government agencies and GE businesses to advance embedded systems technology; publish technical papers, file patents, and contribute to open-source communities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with research leadership