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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer - Hardware - **Company:** NVIDIA Ltd. - **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $168,000.0 - $264,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Perl (Programming Language), Emulators, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), PCI Express, SystemVerilog, Tcl (Programming Language), Verilog, Vivado, Scripting, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Software Verification, Backend, Physical Design - **Published:** June 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g72a51 ## About the Role Are you passionate about FPGA prototyping? Are you interested in pushing the boundaries of innovation to make FPGA prototypes faster and more efficient? Can you work in a fast-paced environment that requires coordination between many teams across geographies and resolving sophisticated problems daily? If so, we are looking for hardworking engineers who will craft FPGA prototypes of our next generation GPUs and SOCs on standard FPGA prototyping platforms., + BS (or equivalent experience) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields with 7+ years of experience, or MS with 5+ years of proven experience in FPGA prototyping. + Good understanding of FPGA prototyping architecture, devices, flows and tools. + Experience in backend flows of FPGA Prototyping - Synthesis, P&R and Timing closure, with emphasis on Synopsys Protocompiler or Siemens VPS and Xilinx Vivado + Exposure to ASIC design and verification tools (VCS or equivalent, Verdi, GDB). + Knowledge of Verilog, System Verilog and digital design concepts. + Good debugging and problem solving skills. + Hands on experience with lab FPGA debug methodologies, tools (Identify or ChipScope), and lab debug equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers). Ways to stand out from the crowd: + Scripting knowledge (Perl/shell/Tcl) is desired. + Good documentation, communication and interpersonal skills. + Experience with memory bring up of Memory (LPDDR5/6, DDR5/6), CXL/PCIE and/or high speed I/F such as USB4/3 is desirable + Prior experience with hardware emulation or prototyping (Synopsys HAPS or Siemens ProFPGA) of a high-performance processor or SOC is a plus. ## Description We are now looking for a Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer to join our Emulation team onsite in Santa Clara, CA. What you'll be doing: + Build FPGA prototypes by making RTL FPGA-friendly, partitioning the design and taking it through synthesis and place and route. + Improve performance of the prototype, analyze timing and generate bit streams. + Bring up the design on FPGA prototyping platforms and indulge in problem solving. + Release the prototype to the customers and support them when they face problems. + You are expected to understand the design and implementation, define the configurations, develop/modify the bringup and testing infrastructure and verify the correctness of the design. + Good coordination with architects, designers, verification engineers, and SW teams will be needed to accomplish your tasks. ## Related Videos - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) - [Coffee with Developers - Stephen Jones - NVIDIA](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1303-coffee-with-developers-stephen-jones-nvidia) - [Strange New Worlds: shaping the future of the digital age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/677-strange-new-worlds-shaping-the-future-of-the-digital-age) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) ## Related Articles - [Top 6 Hackathons for Developers in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/263-top-6-hackathons-for-developers-in-2023) - [What is a Hackathon? 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