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# FPGA Engineer (Algo)

- **Company:** The Cumberland Company LP
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Software Requirements Analysis, Static Timing Analysis, System on a Chip, SystemVerilog, TCP/IP, Verilog, Network Switches, Fpga Hardware
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_c8a73e2602017041f709c82793b5a045

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or higher, Computer/Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of experience within the field; (Master's degree or higher also counts for experience)
 * Solid Hardware Engineering experience, especially with FPGA
 * Highly autonomous with a can-do attitude able to lead an FPGA based project from system requirements to production
 * Strong capacity to quickly evaluate FPGA based project feasibility based on hardware limitation
 * Strong skills in RTL logic design (Verilog) and verification; 2+ years of experience writing Verilog
 * Experience in FPGA design flow including synthesis, place & route , static timing analysis is required
 * Experience with the design of system-on-chip (SOC) architectures, memory & processor subsystems, networking, and peripheral interconnect is required
 * Knowledge of the TCP/IP stack
 * Strong working knowledge of either XILINX or ALTERA FPGA design flow
 * Experience with functional verification utilizing high-level methodologies (e.g. System Verilog) is a plus.
 * Excellent research and data gathering skills

## Description

* Architect and implement new FPGA applications (synthesis, place & route, static timing analysis, documentation) from the ground up
 * Research and evaluate a variety of cutting-edge FPGA hardware and technologies
 * Propose creative solutions to overcome FPGA/hardware limitations
 * Liaise directly with software and other design teams
 * Conduct lab debugging and characterization of new hardware