FPGA/VHDL Digital Engineer Level 3

Indotronix International Corporation
San Diego, CA, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Systems Engineering Communications Protocols Software Debugging Programming Tools Electronic Design Automation Ethernet Firmware Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) PCI Express Software Requirements Analysis System on a Chip
+4 more
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) Vivado Serial Peripheral Interface

Requirements

  • Design, develop, integrate, and test VHDL-based digital designs for end-user customers and businesses, primarily focused on software-defined radio FPGA firmware.
  • Develop FPGA firmware using industry-standard FPGA programming tools and development environments.
  • Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test teams.
  • Work in both Waterfall and Agile software development environments.
  • Analyze system concepts of operation, requirements, and design documentation to resolve functional, performance, and timing issues.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of related experience, or Master’s Degree with 3+ years of related experience.
  • Significant hands-on experience with VHDL design.
  • Working knowledge of formal engineering development processes.
  • Experience with VHDL design and verification.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

  • 8+ years of professional technical experience.
  • Experience with VHDL design and OSVVM verification for FPGA firmware.
  • Experience with AMD/Xilinx FPGA families, including Zynq, Kintex, Ultrascale, and Versal devices.
  • Experience with communication protocols including I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and Ethernet.
  • Experience with EDA tools such as Vivado, Quartus, and QuestaSim.
  • Knowledge of FPGA physical constraints and timing closure.
  • Experience developing test benches and supporting formal VHDL verification.
  • Experience performing board- or system-level debugging using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
  • Experience translating system requirements into programmable logic requirements, design documentation, and test specifications.
  • Hands-on experience with DoD communication systems.

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