FPGA Engineer

What the candidate will work on in the first 6 months

• Next-generation platform redesign (their current e-beam lithography machine is getting a new iteration, so the candidate will be working on that.
• Heavy architecture and new development work (80% new design / 20% support)
• Custom serial communications and real-time data systems

Hiring manager emphasized that candidates with Xilinx FPGA experience, end-to-end ownership, and cross-functional hardware/software collaboration will rise to the top

• 5-8 years of FPGA experience
• Strong Xilinx FPGA experience
• Experience owning FPGA projects from architecture/design through production
• Real-time systems, serial communication, and Ethernet protocols
• Ability to work closely with both software and electrical engineering teams

Nice-to-haves:

• PCB design experience
• Software development experience
• Mixed-signal / analog-digital system exposure