Staff Engineer, FPGA Design (R5347)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Design and develop FPGA-based communication modules for advanced UAV platforms.
• Develop solutions that enable precise timing synchronization and redundance across flight controllers.
• Integrate FPGA solutions with system-level architecture in collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Perform synthesis, implementation, timing closure, bitstream generation.
• Debug, test, and optimize for reliability, latency, and throughput.
• Collaborate with PCB designers during board bring-up and hardware validation.
• Contribute to FPGA architecture discussions and help define long-term technical direction within the platform.
• Participate in design reviews and maintain engineering documentation.

Job requirements

• B.S., M.S, PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline, such as Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• Strong experience with FPGA design, implementation, and verification using VHDL or SystemVerilog.
• Demonstrated ability to build reliable, high-performance digital communication systems.
• Solid understanding of timing closure, clock domain crossing, and system-level integration.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with evolving requirements.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of FPGA timing analysis and timing closure techniques.
• Familiarity with version control tools such as Git.