Cognizant

Programmable Logic Design Engineer (merge of FPGA and MBSE)

Cognizant • $125K — $150K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related; advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years in FPGA/ASIC design from concept to production.
  • Experience in safety-critical design and compliance with industry standards.
  • Familiar with requirements-driven design, debugging, and performance testing.
  • Proficient in MathWorks tools like MATLAB and Simulink; MBSE practices.
  • Knowledge of Xilinx, Altera, and Microsemi tools.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

  • Produce programmable logic requirements from system specifications.
  • Translate requirements into Simulink models for project execution.
  • Develop test cases and harnesses to verify design fulfillment.
  • Generate HDL code and verify it through co-simulation processes.
  • Optimize and validate HDL outputs to meet design requirements.
  • Perform engineering reviews to identify design compliance gaps.
  • Interface with team members and stakeholders to address issues.

Benefits

  • Collaborative and innovative work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
  • Involvement in high-quality safety-critical projects.
Full Job Description
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future* Job SProgrammable Logic Design Engineer (merge of FPGA and MBSE) Job Duties: • Produce programmable logic requirements from system design requirements and specifications. • Translate programmable logic requirements into Simulink models. • Apply and configure platform library model elements to meet project-specific requirements. • Develop test cases and model test harnesses to verify model fulfillment of requirements. • Generate HDL using HDL Coder and perform co-simulation to verify HDL output against model. • Ensure successful optimization, synthesis, and place-and-route and subsequently validate equivalence. • Understand and verify correct tracing from requirements to design artifacts. • Execute end to end FPGA development with the rigor required of an ASME NQA-1 quality assurance program (or other industry equivalent). • Perform engineering reviews to identify gaps in the design artifacts and/or their adherence to the planning documents and procedures. • Execute project deliverables within the estimated budgets and in accordance with schedule milestones. • Interface with project management and/or customers in providing status and addressing open issues. • Interface with system designers, hardware engineers, and verification and validation engineers in support of predecessor and successor design lifecycle activities. • Lead or support troubleshooting of complex FPGA design issues. Qualifications: • Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related discipline, advanced degree preferred. • Ten plus years of experience designing and developing design artifacts for FPGAs/ASICs from concept through production and factory testing. Safety critical (or equiv. rigor) experience required. • Extensive experience with requirements-driven design, documentation, debugging, timing, reset strategies, performance testing, corner case analysis and meeting the rigors of safety critical design • Strong knowledge of industry standard design tools and methodologies • Strong communication and collaboration skills • Excellent analytical and debugging skills • Experience with MathWorks MATLAB, Simulink, StateFlow, and general model-based systems engineering (MBSE) practices. • Experience with Xilinx, Altera and Microsemi technologies and tools design flow • Well versed in developing constraints and completing timing analysis Additional employment information Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

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