FPGA Designer

Fidus Systems

$125K — $160K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience with RTL/Verilog/VHDL on FPGAs.
  • Familiarity with video systems and corresponding standards.
  • Experience designing with Xilinx or Altera FPGA families.
  • Proficient in Xilinx Vivado, Altera Quartus, and/or ModelSim.
  • Strong communication skills and customer interaction experience.
  • Degree in Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

  • Develop complex FPGA/CPLD systems including architecture and simulations.
  • Design with Xilinx and Intel FPGA tools.
  • Ensure design quality through participation in reviews.
  • Perform lab testing and assist with hardware/software debugging.
  • Conduct prototype demonstrations and create relevant documentation.
  • Offer technical insights during pre-sales and project implementation.
  • Support sales with technical estimates and project scopes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Matching GRSP contributions.
  • Annual profit-sharing bonus.
  • Other supplementary benefits.
Full Job Description
Position Overview/Mandate:

The FPGA Designer plays a key role in designing and delivering complex FPGA-based systems for Fidus clients. You will work directly with customers and internal Fidus teams to define architectures, implement RTL, integrate IP, run simulations, close timing, and support lab bring-up and debug.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with new FPGA families and tools, is comfortable moving between different application domains (video, communications, storage, signal processing), and takes pride in producing high-quality, well-documented designs.

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Work with our clients and other Fidus Employees to develop complex FPGA and/or CPLD based systems, including architecture, custom development, integrated IP, simulations, and timing analysis and closure.
  • Design FPGA based systems using Xilinx and Intel based devices and tools
  • Participate in design reviews (hardware-software interface, input-outputs etc.) to ensure Fidus quality standards and customer requirements are being adhered to
  • Perform lab testing, debug of prototypes and supporting hardware/software engineer, as needed
  • Perform customer prototype demonstrations and author test plans, design description and user documentation
  • Provide technical insight to customers during the pre-sales and implementation phase of projects
  • Provide technical support to the Business Manager and Sales team by providing detailed estimates on project scope, schedule, and deliverables and to present the technical aspects of Fidus proposals to the client

Who You are:
  • Minimum 5 years of experience designing using RTL/Verilog/VHDL on FPGAs.
  • Experience with video systems and specification standards, video algorithms, and high-speed memory and bus interfaces, communications protocols, and DSP or processor instantiations.
  • Created designs using Xilinx or Altera FPGA families and have a solid understanding of tool flow
  • Experience with Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, Xilinx Vivado, Altera Quartus, and/or ModelSim
  • RTL design and verification including test benches, functional simulations, and timing closure
  • Exhibit strong communication skills, are fluent in English, have great customer interaction presence, and quickly learn new technologies and processes
  • Proven techniques and habits that lead to high quality design
  • Degree as a B.A.Sc., B.Eng. or equivalent
  • As AMD Embedded Premier Partner, you will be certified to highest level of FPGA qualification - this will be your first "to-do" item upon joining us.

This role is being posted to fill an existing vacancy

Annual base salary ranges from $125,000 to $160,000. The final offer within this range takes into account the variations in knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, and with consideration to internal equity.

Our competitive compensation package also includes a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, matching GRSP contributions, annual profit-sharing bonus, along with other supplementary benefits.

We also recognize that candidates show interest throughout different career stages and welcome all applications. When there is a great fit, the level of the role may be shifted as applicable.

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