Senior FPGA Engineer-Development(Direct Hire)
Northwest Chicagoland (open to considering remote candidates who can be onsite 5 days a month)
Job Requisition: 7271
Description for Senior FPGA Engineer-Development:
Reporting to the Vice President of Engineering at a smaller co. in a niche space (wireless network performance hardware and software), the FPGA Design Engineer will help architect, develop and implement co.’s new telecommunications products. This role requires Senior-level FPGA design engineer with broad engineering skills, innovative spirit, and desire to work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Candidate should have a background in wireless communication with experience working on baseband data of wireless communications systems.
The focus of the position is the development, implementation, and test of digital signal processing algorithms and communications protocols for wireless systems.
Requirementsfor Senior FPGA Engineer-Development:
- A minimum of 5 years of hands-on FPGA design experience.
- Proficiency in RTL logic design and verification with Verilog and/or VHDL.
- Proficiency with HDL functional simulators such as ModelSim.
- Experience with FPGA design tool flows using Quartus or Vivado.
- Experience with FPGA development of system-on-chip (SoC) architectures, memory interfaces, bus protocols, and peripherals.
- Experience with FPGA development using Transceivers/Serdes is a must.
- Knowledge of the complete FPGA software development life cycle, from requirements to design, implementation, testing, and release.
- Ability to create and execute test plans using external test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, signal generators, protocol analyzers.
- Strong work ethic and the ability to work both independently and part of a team.
Education/Experiencefor Senior FPGA Engineer-Development:
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering, or computer engineering
Preferred skills for Senior FPGA Engineer-Development:
- Some proficiency with Linux OS and with Linux device driver Knowledge and experience in adjacent areas i.e., DSP and RF 3. C/C++/Python programming skills.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 quality standard requirements for documenting all phases of development is a plus.
Additional Insights for Senior FPGA Engineer-Development:
Occasional domestic travel in support of customer meetings or product trials is required. Travel is estimated at about 10% of the time.Since co. makes equipment for cellular operators and cellular networks operate 24/7, on rare occasions some work may have to be performed during off hours
