FPGA Design Engineer

Silvus is seeking a Senior FPGA / RTL Design Engineer reporting to the Director of FPGA Engineering on the FPGA Engineering team. The successful individual in this role will participate in all aspects of the research and development process from concept to field deployment. FPGA Design Engineers are responsible for the efficient implementation of novel signal processing algorithms for Silvus' MIMO wireless networking products. In addition, they participate in the support and development of FPGA-based designs for our advanced wireless systems R&D.

Responsibilities

Digital design architecting for wireless communication projects; Fixed point design of signal processing blocks while working with systems engineers; RTL coding, simulation, and test bench development; FPGA synthesis and timing closure; Hardware verification and troubleshooting; familiarity with logic analyzers; Provide support to the RF and Software Engineering teams.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant fields; Minimum 6 years of demonstrated experience in FPGA design; 4 years of FPGA design experience with a Master’s of Science degree; 2 years of FPGA design experience with a PhD degree; Demonstrated experience with fixed point binary arithmetic and digital signal processing designs; Proven expertise working with multiple clock-domain, high-utilization FPGA designs; Experience with Xilinx FPGAs, SoCs, and the Vivado IDE; Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen, or U.S. Permanent Resident) due to clients under U.S. federal contracts.

Nice to have

Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE); Basic MATLAB skill; Experience with communication systems on FPGA or ASIC designs.