FPGA Designer

Lumentum Operations LLC; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 93,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Health and wellness benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Free gym and on-site amenities

Subsidized meals and beverages

Employee stock options and incentive计划

Job summary

Lumentum invites engineers to join our Ottawa site to design and validate FPGA solutions that support our optical and photonic systems. This role focuses on FPGA logic, verification, and lab testing, with close collaboration across hardware, firmware, and product verification teams.

You will contribute to the development and validation of robust IP cores, timing analysis, and system-level performance goals, while benefiting from a dynamic, innovation-driven environment at Lumentum Canada.

Qualifications

• Experience in ASIC or FPGA design and simulation using Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Experience with synthesis, constraints, timing analysis, clock domain crossing.
• Experience with AMD(Xilinx) or Altera FPGAs and tools.
• Collaborative team player who works effectively with cross‑functional groups and contributes to multi‑designer projects.
• Clear, robust, and well commented coding style.
• Problem solving, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
• Thorough and detail‑oriented approach.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• FPGA design: Implementation of control and datapath logic. IP core configuration and integration.
• Verification: Support test plan creation & simulation environment development. Assist with debugging activities. Review coverage reports and provide guidance to improve simulation coverage.
• Lab validation & debugging: Collaborate with hardware and firmware engineers for cross‑functional integration and lab validation to ensure system‑level performance goals are met. Develop and execute scripts for automated testing.
• Synthesis & optimization: Constraints implementation and optimization, thorough analysis of build and timing reports to ensure robustness.
• Documentation: Create and maintain high‑quality design and test documentation, contributing to project knowledge bases and future reference.

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog

FPGA/ASIC design

Synthesis & timing analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Robust coding style

Debugging

Communication

Tools

Xilinx/Altera toolsets

Job description

Position Title: FPGA Designer

Employment Type: Full-time, Existing vacancy

Location: Ottawa (On‑Site)

About Lumentum

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing! We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over‑achievers, you’ll enjoy your career with us! Lumentum Canada was awarded the 2022 National Capital Region’s Top Employers for the 6th consecutive year and the 2022 Career Directory Canada’s Best Employers for Recent Graduates for the 5th consecutive year.

At Lumentum, we’re building the tech behind the world’s fastest networks and most advanced systems. Our optical and photonic solutions power everything from AI and cloud computing to data centers, telecom, and advanced manufacturing. We’re a global team of innovators working where light meets technology, solving big challenges that keep the world connected and moving forward. If shaping the future of connectivity excites you, you’ll fit right in.

Why You’ll Love This Role

At Lumentum, we are searching for Canada’s brightest young minds engineers and innovators who want to build the next generation of optical technology. If you are driven by curiosity, eager to solve real‑world challenges, and excited about developing groundbreaking optical systems, this is your opportunity. Join us in designing the future of optical cloud & networking technology our advanced photonic modules power the world’s voice and internet traffic, and we need your expertise to take them to the next level. This is not just another job; this is your chance to define & design what’s next in photonics.

What You’ll Be Doing

While the primary focus of this role is FPGA design, you will also support simulation and lab testing activities to ensure comprehensive design validation. In addition to working closely with the rest of the FPGA team, you will collaborate with other R&D engineering groups, including hardware, firmware, algorithms, and product verification.

• FPGA design: Implementation of control and datapath logic. IP core configuration and integration.
• Verification: Support test plan creation & simulation environment development. Assist with debugging activities. Review coverage reports and provide guidance to improve simulation coverage.
• Lab validation & debugging: Collaborate with hardware and firmware engineers for cross‑functional integration and lab validation to ensure system‑level performance goals are met. Develop and execute scripts for automated testing.
• Synthesis & optimization: Constraints implementation and optimization, thorough analysis of build and timing reports to ensure robustness.
• Documentation: Create and maintain high‑quality design and test documentation, contributing to project knowledge bases and future reference.

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in ASIC or FPGA design and simulation using Verilog/SystemVerilog
• Experience with synthesis, constraints, timing analysis, clock domain crossing.
• Experience with AMD(Xilinx) or Altera FPGAs and tools.
• Collaborative team player who works effectively with cross‑functional groups and contributes to multi‑designer projects.
• Clear, robust, and well commented coding style.
• Problem solving, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
• Thorough and detail‑oriented approach.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Assets:

• Experience with SystemVerilog Assertions, advanced verification methodologies, and coverage analysis.
• Experience with embedded processor SoC design
• Experience with PCIe, DDR memory, and AXI interfaces
• Knowledge of digital signal processing concepts
• Familiarity with VHDL, C, Csh, Tcl, Python, Perl
• Experience developing in a Linux environment

Perks You’ll Love

• Flexible time off
• Health and wellness benefits (physical and mental)
• Tuition reimbursement and career growth support
• A workplace built for you: free gym, games room, prayer room
• Subsidized meals, free coffee/tea
• Employee stock options and incentive plans

Salary Range

$93,400 - $133,400 CAD (flexible). Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. In line with our commitment to being a great place to work, Lumentum offers competitive total rewards which may include annual bonus, equity, and comprehensive health and welfare benefits.

Join a Team That’s Shaping the Future

At Lumentum, we’re more than just a workplace—we’re a launchpad for creativity and innovation. We’re committed to celebrating your unique talents and helping you grow. Our guiding principles—Innovate, Engage, Deliver, Excel, and Win—aren’t just words; they’re the heart of what we do. Let’s Build a Brighter Future Together! We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and provide accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process. Your uniqueness makes us stronger, sparks creativity, and drives our success. Please contact us at [e-mail] to request accommodation. Join us—your future starts here!

Lumentum is illuminating the networks of tomorrow with advanced photonic technologies that enable AI, data centers, telecom, industrial, and sensing applications. As AI accelerates the global demand for bandwidth and energy efficiency, we deliver the building blocks that keep data moving reliably, efficiently, and at massive scale. Our optical products support AI and compute infrastructure, cloud and DCI environments, metro and long‑haul networks, while our lasers drive breakthroughs in precision manufacturing and sensing. For nearly five decades, Lumentum has been at the intersection of light and innovation. What began as a vision with JDS Uniphase to harness the power of photonics has evolved into a global force driving the communication infrastructure of tomorrow. At Lumentum, we’re building more than a business—we’re building a team of passionate innovators whose drive to collaborate, create, and connect the world fuels everything we do. We are part of the AI technology revolution and we are illuminating the path forward. Headquartered in San Jose, California, we operate worldwide through a network of R&D, manufacturing, and sales locations.