Senior FPGA Designer/Architect

Senior FPGA Designer/Architect (Job Req #2024-008)

Duties:

• Architect, design, simulate and test leading edge SoC FPGA solutions
• Develop high-level design requirements and support product definitions
• Work with other members of the team to verify the functionality of the FPGA, SW & HW
• Provide significant technical leadership to design review preparation, execution, and timely action item closure for complex issues
• Generate both specification & design documentation to support cross functional aspects of the NPI process
• Lead the overall FPGA delivery, which entails collaborating with cross-functional teams, suppliers and customers to ensure the overall design meets the requirements according to an established project plan
• Thoroughly self-test all designs and support PV/QA throughout development this includes reviewing test plans, validating feedback, and debugging/fixing hardware problems as required
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies like stand-ups, retrospectives, refinement, and sprint kick-offs
• Coach and mentor team members to attain breakthrough results in assigned deliverables
• Create first class FPGA designs by innovating in design, project management, tools and workflow

Requirement:

• In-depth knowledge of (System)Verilog
• Expert in FPGA workflow including RTL design capture, synthesis, timing closure, prototyping and release processes
• Knowledge of GIT revision control systems, branching and tagging methodologies
• Expertise in RTL debugging through simulations and in-FPGA logic analyzers
• Familiarity with the following technologies:
• SoC FPGA interconnects such as Avalon or AXI interfaces
• PCI Express, Ethernet 1/10/25/100GE, 12G-SDI, HDMI, DisplayPort
• Compression technologies: NDI, SRT, AVC/HEVC
• High-speed transceivers
• Timing recovery / Synchronization
• DMA engines, hardware acceleration (off-load engines), and high-performance memory controllers
• UVM Based Testbenches
• Vivado and Quartus development tools

• Knowledge of software languages such as C, C++, Python a plus
• Understanding of digital video, audio and associated audio standards a plus
• B.S. in Engineering required
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work as part of a team or independently as required
• Keen observational skills and problem solving intuition
• Organized and detail oriented self-starter
• Ability to learn new concepts quickly and work towards finding creative solutions to challenging problems
• Comfortable moving forward aggressively; balancing risks appropriately to optimize success across all business aspects good, fast, and cheap
• Equally comfortable contributing as a team member or championing an idea with upper management
• Minimum 8 years FPGA development experience with expertise in Video/Audio technologies preferred