FPGA Implementation Engineer (JR)

Responsibilities:

• Help deliver FPGA Platforms to internal groups to enable software development, and hardware-software pre-silicon validation.
• Porting ASIC-specific code and models into FPGA-friendly models.
• Define and run functional tests to prove the FPGA builds prior to FPGA distribution.
• Perform FPGA synthesis, Implementation and Static Timing Analysis for complex ASIC designs.
• Develop and maintain smoke tests to guarantee the quality of the deliverables from revision to revision.
• Test the digital chip RTL from a user perspective on FPGA platforms.
• Design and implement equivalent analog models to model the final ASIC analog front end.
• Introduce model-based designing methods with the help of Simulink or Matlab framework and representation.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar field and 3+ years of directly related experience.
• Experience using FPGAs and an understanding of how FPGA design differs from ASIC design.
• Proficient in operating the simulation and modeling equipment including the design tools.
• Knowledge of Verilog, System Verilog, and digital design concepts.
• Verification/validation techniques and methodologies, including strong debugging skills.
• Familiar with common on-chip bus protocols such as AMBA (AXI, AHB, APB) and communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, I2S, and UART.
• Experience with Scripting for Hardware development (Python/Tcl)

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience in FPGA flows - Synthesis, Place & Route, and Timing closure, with emphasis on Synopsys Synplify and Xilinx Vivado.
• Understanding of common FPGA primitives such as memories, I/O pads, BUFG, and MMCMs.
• Experience with Object-oriented programming (OOP) in Python.
• Experience with Floorplanning and advanced timing closure techniques.
• Familiar with lab equipment such as Oscilloscope, Signal Generators and Logic Analyzers.
• Solid documentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Work to tight and variable time scales.