What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr ASIC/FPGA VHDL Design Engineer position at Switch4 LLC?
Title: Senior ASIC/FPGA VHDL Design Engineer
Location: Camden, NJ
Job Type: FTE/Permanent
Schedule: 9/80 Regular with every other Friday off
Position Overview
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Senior Member of Engineering Staff (SMES) will be an integral part of the ASIC/FPGA design team. The role involves delivering FPGA/ASIC designs for high-speed applications, including the development of crypto architectures on ASICs and FPGAs. The position will require hands-on design and debugging of high-performance systems, utilizing various protocols such as Ethernet and TCP/IP. The organization utilizes advanced EDA tools and methodologies, including Synopsys, Xilinx, Client, and Microchip EDA, with HLS, Mentor EDA, and associated tools.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Camden, NJ
Job Type: FTE/Permanent
Schedule: 9/80 Regular with every other Friday off
Position Overview
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Senior Member of Engineering Staff (SMES) will be an integral part of the ASIC/FPGA design team. The role involves delivering FPGA/ASIC designs for high-speed applications, including the development of crypto architectures on ASICs and FPGAs. The position will require hands-on design and debugging of high-performance systems, utilizing various protocols such as Ethernet and TCP/IP. The organization utilizes advanced EDA tools and methodologies, including Synopsys, Xilinx, Client, and Microchip EDA, with HLS, Mentor EDA, and associated tools.
Key Responsibilities
- Derive engineering specifications from system requirements and develop detailed architecture.
- Design RTL and/or HLS (C to RTL) and ensure RTL quality through CDC, RDC, Formal, and Lint.
- Generate comprehensive test plans.
- Perform module-level verification, synthesis/STA, lab debugging, and software-driven validation.
- Support silicon/FPGA bring-up, characterization, and production ramp-up.
- Provide engineering support for production and collateral development.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 5 years of experience in developing, implementing, and verifying high-performance ASIC/FPGA products.
- Experience with mapping algorithms and standards (e.g., Ethernet, TCP/IP, AXI) to hardware and understanding architecture/system design tradeoffs.
- Proficiency in CDC, RDC, and formal EDA tools.
- Expertise in VHDL is required.
- Proficient in synthesis and place-and-route tools (e.g., Synopsys Synplify, Vivado).
- Strong debugging and analytical skills for logic and board-level design.
- Experience with project leadership and engineering validation methodologies.
- Proficiency in C (Object-Oriented Programming).
- Experience with Xilinx MPSOC design, including SDKs and BSPs for bare metal/PetaLinux OS.
- Knowledge of protocols such as PCIe, NVMe, and USB.
- Experience with High-Level Synthesis tools like Xilinx Vivado HLS or Mentor Calypto.
- Proficiency in VHDL.
- Strong knowledge of EDA tools and formal verification methods.
