Silvus Technologiesis dedicated to one mission: connecting those who keep us safe. We do so by delivering the most advanced Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) radios powered by our custom and ever evolving Mobile-Networked MIMO waveform. Together, our radios and waveform provide vital communications for mission-critical applications in the harshest environments from underground tunnels to high-altitude balloons.

Silvus StreamCaster™ radios are being rapidly adopted by customers all over the world ranging from the U.S. and Allied Nations Departments of Defense to International, Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement agencies, all the way to the Superbowl, Grammys, and industry-leading drone, robot, and other unmanned systems manufacturers.

Would you like to join an incredibly talented group of people, doing very challenging work, with the prime directive of “Keeping Our Heroes Connected”?

Silvus’ rapid growth is fueled by a focus on research and innovation and a team of the most passionate, skilled, and creative thinking individuals. If you are looking for a challenging experience, you owe it to yourself to learn how Silvus can be the next chapter of your career.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Silvus is seeking a full-time Technical Director - FPGA / RTL Design to join our Engineering Group, reporting to the Senior Engineering Director for Irvine and the Director of FPGA Engineering (dotted line). The successful individual in this role will participate in all aspects of the research and development process from concept to field deployment. Technical Director – FPGA/RTL Design will support and develop FPGA-based designs for our advanced wireless radios and be responsible for the efficient RTL implementation of novel signal processing algorithms. These are exciting projects targeted to address challenging real-world communication needs. 

The Technical Director – FPGA/RTL Design will be based at our new Silvus office in Irvine, CA. The position will be on a hybrid schedule, with an on-site minimum of 4 days/week (with the occasional drive to the Los Angeles HQ as needed). 

The following is a list of at least some of the current essential job functions of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion. 

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working with system engineers and digital design architecting for wireless communication projects, including fixed point design of signal processing blocks.
• RTL coding, simulation, and test bench development.
• FPGA synthesis and timing closure.
• Hardware verification and troubleshooting.
• Provide support to the RF and Software Engineering Teams.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• S. or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant fields.
• Minimum 8 years of demonstrated experience in RTL design and FPGA implementation.
• Deep knowledge of RTL design fundamentals using Verilog and System-Verilog
• Demonstrated experience with fixed point binary arithmetic and digital signal processing designs.\
• Demonstrated experience with designing state machines, data paths, arbitration and clock domain crossing logic.
• Proven expertise working with front-end RTL design tools, FPGA synthesis, timing closure, and high-utilization FPGA designs.
• Experience with Xilinx FPGAs, SoCs, and the Vivado IDE.
• Good knowledge of scripting languages such as Perl and Python.
• Strong communication and presentation skills

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Experience with wireless communication systems on FPGA or ASIC designs.