Senior FPGA Engineer (Hybrid)

Kardium Inc.; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option plan

Medical & dental coverage

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Kardium Inc. in Burnaby, BC is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to support the next generation of medical-grade devices. You will design, verify, and optimize FPGA modules for the Globe Pulsed Field System, collaborating across firmware, hardware, and software teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on FPGA development, Verilog/SystemVerilog, VHDL, and timing analysis, with experience in Vivado and AXI interfaces. A passion for delivering reliable, high-performance medical technology is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• Minimum 5+ years of FPGA development and verification.
• Experience with Vivado and Active-HDL for design and simulation.
• Proficiency in VHDL; Verilog/SystemVerilog is a plus.
• Understanding AXI interfaces and clock-domain crossing.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• FPGA design, including implementing and verifying modules.
• Debug FPGA issues with firmware and hardware teams.
• Write and maintain testbenches to validate FPGA functionality.
• Participate in code reviews and optimize designs.
• Assist system integration with software, hardware and verification teams.
• Work with multi-FPGA systems and interconnects.
• Document designs and debugging results.

Skills

FPGA development and verification

Verilog/SystemVerilog

VHDL

AXI interfaces

Clock-domain crossing

Debugging

Python scripting

TCL scripting

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Vivado

Active-HDL

Git

Job description

Your opportunity

By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.

Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe® Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story.

We have obtained FDA approval and officially begun the commercial launch of the Globe® Pulsed Field System. This is a pivotal and exciting time in our journey, as we bring this life-changing technology to patients!

We are looking for a Senior FPGA Engineer to help support the next generation of high-quality medical devices. In this role, you will gain hands‑on experience in the development and commercialization of complex and leading-edge FPGA‑based systems. You will be responsible for supporting and improving the FPGA designs that power our medical devices.

Please note, this opportunity is a hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.

Meaningful work you will be a part of

• FPGA design, including implementing and verifying modules.


• Supporting debugging efforts for FPGA-related issues, working closely with firmware and hardware teams.


• Writing and maintaining testbenches to validate FPGA functionality.


• Participating in code reviews, contributing to design improvements and optimization.


• Assisting in system integration by collaborating with software, hardware, and verification teams.


• Working with multi‑FPGA systems, including interconnect design and verification.


• Documenting designs, test procedures, and debugging results to ensure knowledge retention and transfer.

What you bring to the team

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about creating cutting‑edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work within a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. And we understand that only by working together can we solve the unsolvable.

You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.


• Minimum 5+ years of experience in FPGA development and verification.


• Experience with Vivado for FPGA design and Active-HDL for simulation and verification.


• Proficiency in VHDL (primary); Verilog/SystemVerilog an asset.


• Experience with static timing analysis and closure.


• Understanding of AXI (Lite/Full) memory‑mapped register interfaces.


• Understanding of clock domain crossing (CDC) principles.


• Basic understanding of analog/mixed‑signal design, high‑speed digital design, and signal integrity concepts.


• Ability to read electrical schematics.


• Experience with debugging tools such as logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.


• Experience leveraging AI to speed development.


• Proficiency in TCL and Python scripting.


• Familiarity with Git‑based version control and code review workflows.


• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interface effectively across multiple disciplines and functions at various levels of the organization.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with medical devicedesign and quality requirements


• Experience with Zynq FPGAs and SoCs.


• Experience with the Xilinx UltraScale+ family.


• Experience with linting tools such as Aldec ALINT.


• Experience with Aurora and high‑speed serial links (GTH transceivers).


• Experience with multi‑FPGA AXI interconnect design.


• Experience with Vivado IP Integrator and TCL‑based block design.


• Experience with ADC/DAC SPI interfacing.

Other Attributes:

• An exceptional level of technical expertise


• Proficiency with test and measurement equipment


• A strong drive to succeed with a track record of being highly productive


• Excellent problem‑solving skills and attention to detail


• Able to deal with changing priorities and requirements


• Able to execute tasks with minimal instruction and guidance


• Able to rapidly understand new concepts and acquire new skills

Compensation

Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% Retirement Savings Plan contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates withmore or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted.

As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan.

• $100,000 - $150,000 (CAD Annually)

Your Benefits & Well-being

The total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus an annual contribution to a Retirement Savings Plan accountto help support your financial goals.

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.

Work‑day flexibility – we offer a flexible work environment for daily working hours. In addition, we provide 3 personal days per year.

Support for you (and your dependents) overall well‑being.

Family building – we provide top up for maternity leave, adoptive leave, and parental leavefor non-birthing parents. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.

Career progression and learning support.

Professional membership support.

Life at Kardium

What makes us a great place to work?

1. Our Purpose


2. Our People


3. Our Culture

At Kardium, we embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of all communities.

We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer‑led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, Irish ERG, Brazilian ERG, and Early Career at Kardium ERG.

As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.

And our employees think we are great too – check out Glassdoor to learn more!