Senior FPGA Developer (Job Req #2025-269)

Ross Video; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in broadcast technology is seeking an FPGA/Hardware Designer to advance its innovative hardware platforms for live video production. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in FPGA design and a passion for developing groundbreaking features in a supportive and dynamic environment. Join us to become part of a team that drives creativity and delivers state-of-the-art solutions to major broadcasters worldwide.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous paid time off

Fitness/wellness allowance

Employee share ownership program

Development support

Social activities and events

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in video/audio technologies.
• Fluent in SystemVerilog, VHDL, and High-Level Synthesis.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed interfaces and lab equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative features for hyperconverged hardware platforms.
• Design and implement media transport solutions over high-performance FPGAs.
• Generate specifications and test features to support cross-functional teams.

Skills

Knowledge of FPGA architectures

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related fields

Tools

Git

Jira

Jenkins

Job description

Why Work at Ross Video? We have a great group of people working together to create and deliver cutting edge products that look amazing and are easy to use. We go all out so that our customers can have the best possible experience and achieve quality results. With a product focus, continual learning, results driven processes, and creative thinking, we constantly strive to improve our solutions and to deliver results. If you've ever watched live television, news, sports, or entertainment, you've seen our products in use. All of the major Hollywood award shows, most professional sports teams, and many of the largest broadcasters in the world use Ross Video technology. Get behind the scenes and learn about what it takes to make live events possible. If that resonates, and you’re someone with integrity, commitment, and a strong drive to deliver great products, we’d love to hear from you.

Job overview:

The FPGA/Hardware Designer role will utilize the latest FPGA and SoC devices to provide IP and SDI-based transport solutions over leading-edge hardware platforms that power live video production. As a member of the Hyperconverged Solutions R&D team, you will further advance the Ross industry-leading A/V infrastructure products including Ultrix, the ultimate hyperconverged platform. Successful candidates will have serious technical chops to pair with a “find a way” attitude to harness the full power of themselves and their teammates in solving unique and challenging technical problems in a supportive, high-energy, and dynamic work environment.

Who you report to: Senior Manager, Hardware Development - IP Solutions

What we offer:

Ross offers competitive salaries, comprehensive health plans, and several perks to help you perform at your best. Some of these perks include flexible hours, generous paid time off, fitness/wellness allowance, an employee share ownership program, development support, and a ton of fun social activities and events! Best of all, you will be part of the Ross Video family, and we've got an energizing environment here.

What the job is all about:

• Promote, refine, and develop innovative features that you are passionate about in the most integrated hyperconverged hardware platform in the broadcast industry.
• Architect, design, implement, and test highly efficient leading-edge professional media transport solutions over SMPTE ST 2110/IP and SDI in high-performance FPGAs for Broadcast Routers, Multiviewers, and Switchers.
• Implement complex RTL algorithms for video and audio processing.
• Work closely with the management team to develop high-level design requirements, manage/negotiate key part selection, and support aggressive project scheduling.
• Generate both specification and design documentation to support cross-functional teams.
• Develop test features that can be utilized by Product Verification, Manufacturing, and Customer Support.
• Work with other members of the team to verify the functionality of FPGA and HW designs through simulation and lab tests.
• Thoroughly self-test all design parts and support Product Verification team throughout development, including test plan review, feedback validation, and logic/hardware issue debugging/fixing as required.
• Support schematics development and board layout, frequently contributing directly to technical decisions relating to signal integrity, density, fabrication constraints, and thermal considerations.
• Assist in supporting other staff members as necessary through the entire NPI process flow, from design, documentation, implementation, and test to presales and customer service.

Who you are:

• FPGA/Hardware designer with 5+ years of professional experience developing SMPTE ST 2110 and SDI-based video/audio technologies.
• Deep knowledge of FPGA architectures, speed/area tradeoffs, high-speed transceivers, clock domain analysis, timing closure, and SoC platforms.
• Experience with Intel and Xilinx FPGA devices and their associated toolchains.
• Fluent in SystemVerilog (preferred), High-Level Synthesis (HLS), and VHDL, with scripting in TCL and timing constraints in SDC.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed interfaces like NRZ/PAM4 100Gbps Ethernet, DDR4/5, HBM, and 25G/56G/102G transceivers.
• Knowledge of lab equipment such as scopes, JBERTs, network analyzers, and waveform monitors.
• Bonus: Experience with Ethernet switches, P4 language, broadcasting sync systems (PTP, blackburst), Linux embedded environments, C/C++/Python, signal integrity, and board layout.
• Understanding of broadcast standards such as SDI, AES, MADI, and NMOS.
• Familiarity with Git, Jira, Jenkins, and signal integrity considerations.
• Experience designing video/audio processing algorithms such as codecs, scaling, color conversion, and rate conversion.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as part of a team or independently as required.
• Self-starter, with the tenacity to bring products to market, and ability to learn new concepts quickly and work towards finding creative solutions to challenging problems.
• Comfortable moving forward aggressively, balancing risks appropriately to optimize success across all business aspects.
• Equally comfortable contributing as a team member or championing an idea with upper management.
• Keen observational skills and problem-solving intuition.
• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Ability to accurately estimate task and project durations.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
At Ross, we embrace diversity, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work.We are committed to building a team that includes a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Inclusivity drives innovation and creativity, and that’s something we’re passionate about at Ross! We believe everyone should be able to enjoy a rewarding career at Ross, regardless of race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability. If a disability means that you need any additional support during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.