Concepteur FPGA Expérimenté / Experienced FPGA Designer

OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES Inc.; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Telecommuting options

Competitive total rewards

Job summary

OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES Inc. in Montreal is seeking an experienced FPGA Designer to enhance our digital simulators. You will design and implement FPGA logic in VHDL, ensuring real-time performance while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Microelectronics or Electrical Engineering and at least 10 years of experience in FPGA design. Proficiency in tools like Vivado and practical knowledge of high-speed communication protocols are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in FPGA design and implementation.
• Strong understanding of high-speed logic and digital circuits.
• Hands-on experience with Xilinx/AMD FPGA families.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop FPGA modules primarily in VHDL.
• Develop and integrate high-speed communication interfaces.
• Conduct unit, functional, and integration testing.

Skills

VHDL

FPGA Logic Design

High-speed Communication Interfaces

Effective Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Microelectronics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

MathWorks Matlab/Simulink

ChipScope

Job description

Job Summary

Opal-RT Technologies is looking for an experienced FPGA Designer to contribute to the development of specialized electronic boards that accelerate computational processing in our digital simulators. The successful candidate will design, implement, and optimize FPGA logic blocks in VHDL to simulate electromechanical, power electronics, or control system phenomena while meeting strict real‑time constraints. You will work closely with FPGA, hardware, software, and application teams to develop, validate, and maintain Opal‑RT products.

Main Responsibilities

• Design and develop FPGA modules primarily in VHDL.
• Develop and integrate high‑speed communication interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, Aurora, etc.).
• Participate in the hardware and software architecture of simulation platforms.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and application teams to ensure optimal compatibility.
• Take part in hardware design reviews and FPGA code reviews.
• Conduct unit, functional, and integration testing on FPGA platforms.
• Optimize FPGA designs for performance, latency, and resource usage.
• Contribute to technical documentation and version management.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Microelectronics or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Experience: 10 years of experience, including the successful implementation of several FPGA projects from architecture to deployment.
• Knowledge:
  • Strong understanding of high‑speed logic, digital, and sequential circuits.
  • Experience with high‑speed transceivers, clock domain management, and synthesis constraints.
  • Hands‑on experience with Xilinx/AMD FPGA families (Versal, UltraScale, or Series‑7).
  • Familiarity with communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, etc.
• Tools:
  • Simulation and synthesis tools (Vivado or Quartus).
  • ChipScope or Vivado Logic Analyzer.
  • AMD System Generator/Model Composer, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, function generator.
  • Tortoise Git/GitLab.
  • MathWorks Matlab/Simulink.
  • Understanding of PCIe bus architecture.
• Language Skills: French required; good English skills needed for reading specialized literature and using software that exists only in English.
• Personal Skills:
  • Effective communication with people of various backgrounds.
  • Rigor, determination, organization, planning, and expectation management.
  • Teamwork, autonomy, proactivity, flexibility, and adaptability.

A career at Opal‑RT is right for you if

• You are looking for stimulating challenges that will push you to constantly surpass yourself.
• You dream of an atmosphere that is family‑friendly, professional, collaborative, and friendly.
• You need flexible hours and access to telecommuting to balance your private and professional life.
• You want to perfect your knowledge and know‑how by working alongside researchers, innovators, and scientists who share a passion for technology.
• You have chosen to be an important contributor to the advancement of technology across a multitude of industries.
• You want to be considered for your ideas, creativity, and talents.
• You know your worth and seek competitive total rewards.
• You don't want a simple job; you want a career.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Creating meaningful work means embracing different perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate. Embracing difference is what makes Opal‑RT what it is—and we wouldn’t have it any other way.