FPGA Engineer

Chandler, Arizona

Softworld, a Kelly Company
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Job Title: FPGA Engineer- Digital Modems

Job Location: Chandler Arizona 85226

Onsite Requirements:

  • VHDL or Verilog
  • Vivado
  • Modems

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, document, debug and test FPGA SoC systems; including:
  • IP Integration into FPGA Projects (synthesis/implementation)
  • High-Performance FPGA IP (VHDL/SystemVerilog)
  • Userspace Drivers for FPGA IP (C )
  • Firmware for Embedded Microcontrollers (C)
  • Utilize strong communication skills to effectively work and communicate with team members and engineering management.

Qualifications:

  • Strong digital design engineer with FPGA/ASIC SoC design experience
  • Strong FPGA Implementation with Altera Quartus or Xilinx Vivado
  • Experience designing/debugging SoC systems with AMBA-compliant AXI and APB interfaces
  • Experience designing fmax-optimized, high-throughput, pipelined AXI-Stream IP
  • Capable of creating RTL simulations to identify and resolve most issues before hardware tests
  • Knowledgeable in Static Timing Analysis (STA) and Synopsis Design Constraints (SDC)
  • Experience analyzing STA reports and post-synth netlist/placement to resolve failing paths
  • Experience contributing to schematic capture and layout for FPGA portions of PCB designs
  • Experience implementing at least one Gigabit Transceiver Protocol:
  • PCI Express, Interlaken, USB SuperSpeed
  • 1000BASE-X/SGMII, 10GBASE-R, 40GBASE-R4, 100GBASE-R4
  • Experience implementing Network Protocols, such as:
  • L1: IEEE 802.3, Cisco, Q/SFP+ MSA standards for Ethernet (1G to 100G)
  • L2/L3: IPv4, IPv6, ARP, ICMP, IGMP, UDP, TCP
  • L4: VITA 49.2, IEEE-ISTO 4900 Digital IF Interoperability Standard (DIFI) and/or eCPRi (Highly Desired)
  • Proficient in SW development with C, C and GIT version control
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)
  • Demonstrated experience supporting multi-disciplinary, cross functional and matrixed teams

Desired Skills:

  • Working knowledge of digital IF streams such as VITA 49.2, DIFI and/or eCPRi (Highly Desired)
  • Working knowledge of Embedded Linux: Kernel / Yocto / U-Boot / DeviceTree
  • Working knowledge with SATCOM waveforms like DVB-S2X and/or 5G NTN 3GPP Rel 17/18
  • Working knowledge of communication networks and security within a zero-trust environment
  • Experience with Partial Reconfiguration/DFX or PCIe CvP

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelors in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or related degree).
  • 3+ years of FPGA/ASIC SoC design experience.

3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.

  • This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.
  • This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role
Date Posted: 02 May 2025
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