Digital Design Engineer

Judit; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Judit is seeking an FPGA/SoC design engineer to join our team in Lexington, MA. The role emphasizes hands-on FPGA development, RTL verification, and integration of programmable logic with on-chip software processing.

Interim clearance is acceptable to start, with a preference for candidates local to the Lexington area and able to work onsite five days a week. Strong HDL skills (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog) and experience with RFSoC devices, high-speed SERDES, and laboratory testing are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in a relevant field required.
• Strong HDL knowledge including VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Experience with RTL verification and FPGA/SoC design.
• Lab benchtop testing of FPGA designs with logic analyzers and test equipment.
• Proven ability to document results and collaborate with remote or on-site teams.

Skills

RTL verification

FPGA design

SoC FPGA architectures

High‑speed SERDES

Python programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/ Computer Engineering/ Computer Science/ Mathematics/ Physics or related field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering/ Computer Engineering/ related field

PhD in a related scientific/engineering field

Tools

VHDL

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Job description

Interim clearance is sufficient for the start of this assignment

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related scientific/engineering field
• Strong knowledge of hardware description languages including VHDL, Verilog, and/or System Verilog
• Experience designing and testing programmable logic designs targeting System on Chip (SoC) FPGA architectures that required integration of the programmable logic with on-chip software processing
• Experience with unit-level and FPGA chip level verification of RTL
• Experience with laboratory benchtop testing of FPGA designs including the use of integrated logic analyzers (e.g. ChipScope) and/or laboratory equipment such as stand‑alone logic analyzers or digital oscilloscopes
• Experience designing, testing, and debugging high-speed I/O interfaces and protocols utilizing an FPGA's built‑in SERDES
• Experiencing developing, designing, and programmable logic for signal processing applications
• Strong verbal and written communications skills including collaborating with other on‑site and/or remote technical team members, preparing and sharing technical results with others, and documenting work to aid other team members and activities

Desired Skills

• Experience developing and testing with Xilinx-based RFSoC devices
• Experience using Modelsim/Questa/CocoTB toolchain for RTL simulation
• Familiarity with continuous integration (CI) pipelines for joint FPGA and embedded software development
• Familiarity with Ethernet, Infiniband, and/or PCIe protocols, testing, tools, and debugging
• Familiarity with RDMA and RoCE protocols
• Experience programming in Python

Work Location

• Candidate should expect to be onsite 5 days/week due to the nature of the work. Candidates expected to be local at the start of the assignment.

Clearance

• Interim clearance is sufficient for the start of this assignment, however ACTIVE SECRET is HIGHLY preferred.

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