FPGA Engineer- Digital Modems

Job Title: FPGA Engineer- Digital Modems

Job Location: Chandler Arizona 85226

Onsite Requirements:

• VHDL or Verilog
• Vivado
• Modems

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, document, debug and test FPGA SoC systems; including:
• IP Integration into FPGA Projects (synthesis/implementation)
• High-Performance FPGA IP (VHDL/SystemVerilog)
• Userspace Drivers for FPGA IP (C )
• Firmware for Embedded Microcontrollers (C)
• Utilize strong communication skills to effectively work and communicate with team members and engineering management.

Qualifications:

• Strong digital design engineer with FPGA/ASIC SoC design experience
• Strong FPGA Implementation with Altera Quartus or Xilinx Vivado
• Experience designing/debugging SoC systems with AMBA-compliant AXI and APB interfaces
• Experience designing fmax-optimized, high-throughput, pipelined AXI-Stream IP
• Capable of creating RTL simulations to identify and resolve most issues before hardware tests
• Knowledgeable in Static Timing Analysis (STA) and Synopsis Design Constraints (SDC)
• Experience analyzing STA reports and post-synth netlist/placement to resolve failing paths
• Experience contributing to schematic capture and layout for FPGA portions of PCB designs
• Experience implementing at least one Gigabit Transceiver Protocol:
• PCI Express, Interlaken, USB SuperSpeed
• 1000BASE-X/SGMII, 10GBASE-R, 40GBASE-R4, 100GBASE-R4
• Experience implementing Network Protocols, such as:
• L1: IEEE 802.3, Cisco, Q/SFP MSA standards for Ethernet (1G to 100G)
• L2/L3: IPv4, IPv6, ARP, ICMP, IGMP, UDP, TCP
• L4: VITA 49.2, IEEE-ISTO 4900 Digital IF Interoperability Standard (DIFI) and/or eCPRi (Highly Desired)
• Proficient in SW development with C, C and GIT version control
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-disciplinary, cross functional and matrixed teams
  

Desired Skills:

• Working knowledge of digital IF streams such as VITA 49.2, DIFI and/or eCPRi (Highly Desired)
• Working knowledge of Embedded Linux: Kernel / Yocto / U-Boot / DeviceTree
• Working knowledge with SATCOM waveforms like DVB-S2X and/or 5G NTN 3GPP Rel 17/18
• Working knowledge of communication networks and security within a zero-trust environment
• Experience with Partial Reconfiguration/DFX or PCIe CvP

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or related degree).
• 3 years of FPGA/ASIC SoC design experience.
  
  

**3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.

• This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.
• This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role**