Experienced Engineer - FPGA CAD

Ericsson; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson in Bangalore is seeking an experienced FPGA CAD Tools Engineer to join the FPGA CAD team and support design and verification for Radio/RAN compute products. You will develop, test, and deploy automation flows to speed silicon development and collaborate with AE teams to resolve tool issues.

The role requires 3–5 years of Python development, strong Python skills, scripting with Tcl/Bash/Perl, and Git. A degree in Electronics or Computer Engineering is required.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of Python software development experience.
• Strong Python idioms, data structures, and OO design knowledge.
• Experience with automated testing (unit/integration) and TDD.
• Ability to write reusable, modular, well-documented code.
• Strong scripting experience with Tcl, Bash, and Perl.
• Proficient in English communication; Git experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy FPGA CAD tools and automation flows.
• Define design specifications, strategies, CAD methodologies, and debugging.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for FPGA design, simulate flow, and issue resolution.
• Support FPGA teams by validating tool versions and features.
• Build relationships with FPGA project teams to align goals and timelines.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of products, tools, and processes.
• Follow CAD guidelines and documentation standards.

Skills

Python

Unit testing

TDD

OO design

Tcl scripting

Bash scripting

Perl scripting

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics or Computer Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Git

Vivado

Quartus

REST APIs

SQL

Job description

About this opportunity

You will join the FPGA CAD team to support design and verification teams which focuses on legacy, current, and next-generation Radio/RAN compute products within Ericsson. The new hire will play a critical role in strengthening Ericsson’s silicon strategy by supporting automation and FPGA CAD methodology to enhance the efficiency of a new site in Bangalore.

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About this opportunity

You will join the FPGA CAD team to support design and verification teams which focuses on legacy, current, and next-generation Radio/RAN compute products within Ericsson. The new hire will play a critical role in strengthening Ericsson’s silicon strategy by supporting automation and FPGA CAD methodology to enhance the efficiency of a new site in Bangalore.

You will do

• Develop, test, and deploy FPGA CAD tools and automation flows to support FPGA product development.
• Assist in defining design specifications, implementation strategies, CAD methodologies and debugging for FPGA tools and automation flows.
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts for FPGA design and simulation flow and support engineers in resolving tool, environment, and runtime issues by engaging AE teams from suppliers.
  • The automation scripts to include but not be limited to synthesis, place & route, bitstream generation, timing closure, QoR analysis and performance assessment - power estimation, timing analysis for design flow/ compile, elaboration, run, debug, regression and performance assessment – runtime, memory, licenses for simulation flow.
  • Support FPGA design and verification engineers by automating the performance assessment of new tool versions and features.
• Build and maintain relationships with FPGA project teams to ensure alignment on goals and support timelines.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of products, tools, and processes.
• Follow and contribute to the team’s CAD guidelines, best practices, processes, and documentation standards.

You must have

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Python software development.
• Strong understanding of Python idioms, data structures, and object-oriented design.
• Experience with automated testing (unit, integration) and TDD practices.
• Ability to understand, reuse existing code effectively and/or write reusable, modular, and well-documented code.
• Strong experience with scripting languages such as Tcl, Bash, Perl, etc
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
• A problem-solving attitude, self-motivation, and eagerness to learn and contribute.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics or Computer Engineering or equivalent

Nice to have

• Knowledge of CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins.
• Familiarity with REST APIs.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL.
• Familiarity with FPGA/ASIC development, including ability to read and debug SystemVerilog/Verilog designs.
• Exposure/Hands-on with FPGA design and RTL simulation tools.
• Understanding of FPGA design/simulation flow and automation experience.
• Exposure with FPGA timing constraints (XDC/SDC), QoR analysis, and regression flows.
• Exposure with FPGA tools (Vivado, Quartus, Radiant)

All academic credentials must be from recognized and accredited institutions and are further subject to verification.

Why join Ericsson?

At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do.

We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth.

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team.

Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Primary country and city

India (IN) || Bangalore