FPGA Engineer

Advanced Design Technology Pty Ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Advanced Design Technology Pty Ltd in Fyshwick, Canberra, is seeking an FPGA Engineer to design and develop FPGA-based systems for communications and signal processing. You will work across architecture, RTL development, simulation, timing closure, and hardware debugging within a small multidisciplinary team.

The role involves real hardware bring-up, integration with software and RF systems, and collaboration with engineers from multiple disciplines.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics, Electrical, Computer Engineering or related field.
• Understanding of digital logic and synchronous design fundamentals.
• Ability to develop RTL in SystemVerilog.
• Experience with AMD Xilinx and/or Intel FPGA platforms.
• Appreciation for simulation, verification and timing analysis over synthesis only.
• Enjoy debugging difficult hardware problems.
• Comfort learning unfamiliar devices, interfaces and technologies.
• Use source control and disciplined engineering practices.
• Clear communication with engineers from other disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement FPGA architectures and RTL using SystemVerilog.
• Develop real-time signal-processing and high-throughput data paths.
• Integrate FPGA logic with processors, software, RF systems and hardware.
• Develop and debug DDR4, SERDES and other high-speed interfaces.
• Create simulation environments and testbenches to verify RTL designs.
• Perform FPGA implementation, timing analysis, optimisation and timing closure.
• Bring designs up on real hardware and diagnose problems across firmware, software and electronics.
• Participate in engineering reviews and make technical trade-offs between performance, FPGA resources, timing, power and complexity.
• Work with software, electronics, RF and systems engineers to deliver complete systems.

Skills

Digital logic

Synchronous design

Hardware debugging

Source control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics / Electrical / Computer Engineering

Tools

SystemVerilog

Job description

Mandatory Requirements

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia and must hold, or be eligible to obtain and maintain, a minimum NV1 Australian Government Security Clearance.

Mandatory Requirements

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia and must hold, or be eligible to obtain and maintain, a minimum NV1 Australian Government Security Clearance.

About Us

Advanced Design Technology Pty Ltd (ADT) is a privately owned Australian engineering company that designs, develops and manufactures advanced electronic systems.

We work on technically challenging problems where performance matters. Our engineers develop real hardware and firmware, taking ideas from architecture and simulation through to integration, test and deployment.

We are growing our FPGA engineering capability and are looking for an engineer who enjoys solving difficult technical problems, understanding how things work at a low level, and turning complex requirements into working hardware.

The position is based in Fyshwick, Canberra. Relocation assistance within Australia may be available for the right candidate.

The Role

As an FPGA Engineer at ADT, you will work as part of a small multidisciplinary engineering team developing sophisticated FPGA-based systems for communications, signal processing and advanced electronic systems.

You will have the opportunity to work across the complete FPGA development lifecycle: architecture, RTL development, simulation, implementation, timing closure, integration, verification and hardware debug.

The Technologies You May Work With Include

• Real-time digital signal processing;
• High-performance FPGA processing architectures;
• High-speed ADC/DAC and data-converter interfaces;
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking;
• 5G, emerging 6G, communications and surveillance technologies;
• DDR4 and high-speed memory architectures;
• 56 Gbps+ SERDES and high-speed serial interfaces; and
• DisplayPort, USB and other high-bandwidth digital interfaces.

What You Will Do

• Design and implement FPGA architectures and RTL using SystemVerilog.
• Develop real-time signal-processing and high-throughput data paths.
• Integrate FPGA logic with processors, software, RF systems and electronic hardware.
• Develop and debug DDR4, SERDES and other high-speed interfaces.
• Create simulation environments and testbenches to verify RTL designs.
• Perform FPGA implementation, timing analysis, optimisation and timing closure.
• Bring designs up on real hardware and diagnose problems across firmware, software and electronics.
• Participate in engineering reviews and make technical trade-offs between performance, FPGA resources, timing, power and complexity.
• Work directly with software, electronics, RF and systems engineers to deliver complete working systems.

About You

• You have, or are completing, a degree in Electronics, Electrical, Computer Engineering or a related discipline.
• You understand digital logic and synchronous design fundamentals.
• You can develop RTL in a hardware description language, preferably SystemVerilog.
• You have experience with, or a strong interest in, AMD Xilinx and/or Intel FPGA platforms.
• You understand the importance of simulation, verification and timing analysis rather than simply getting a design to synthesise.
• You enjoy debugging difficult problems and working out what is actually happening in hardware.
• You are comfortable learning unfamiliar devices, interfaces and technologies.
• Use source control and understand disciplined engineering development.
• You communicate clearly and enjoy working closely with engineers from other disciplines.