Hardware Specialist

AMroute LLC; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized consulting firm in Ottawa seeks a Hardware Senior Principal Consultant for an onsite contract role. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in FPGA design and RTL development, specifically focused on 4G/5G Radio technologies. Responsibilities include developing FPGA IP architecture and defining verification plans using advanced techniques. Experience with System Verilog and tools such as Altera Quartus is essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in FPGA design and RTL development.
• Strong experience in System Verilog, heavy RTL experience required.
• Experience with Radio Units and 4G/5G technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop FPGA IP architecture for 4G/5G Radio Units.
• Implement complex RTL blocks and optimize FPGA resource utilization.
• Define and execute verification plans using UVM.

Skills

FPGA design

System Verilog

RTL design

Radio experience

UVM verification

Axi and Ethernet protocol

Tools

Altera Quartus

Matlab/Simulink

Job description

Overview

New onsite contract role: Hardware Senior Principal Consultant

Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada (All candidates must be local to Ottawa, Ontario)

What You'll Do

• Develop FPGA IP architecture for 4G/5G Radio Units.
• Contribute to system-level design aligned with 3GPP and O-RAN Alliance specifications.

Implementation

• Implement complex RTL blocks (Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL) and integrate into larger systems.
• Optimize FPGA resource utilization and ensure timing closure.

Validation & Testing

• Define and execute verification plans using UVM and advanced techniques.
• Perform simulation and system-level FPGA validation.
• Work closely with Radio Unit development teams for seamless integration.
• Partner with software teams to ensure hardware-software interoperability.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in technical reviews.

Additional Notes

Ideal Candidate: FPGA designer engineer with Radio experience. Working with 4G/5G Radios. 7+ years of experience Heavy System Verilog and RTL experience. They DO NOT USE VHDL. Tools: Altera Quartus. Matlab/Simulink for modeling Axi and Ethernet protocol experience are more important than other high-speed experience.