Embedded Firmware and FPGA Engineer

LER TechForce, LLC.; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits: medical, dental, vision

HSA and FSA

401K with match

Disability and life insurance

Professional development

Job summary

LER TechForce is seeking an Embedded Firmware & FPGA Engineer to develop FPGA-based power management solutions, with on-site in Metro Detroit or remote within the Eastern or Central US time zones.

You will design, verify, and optimize RTL using Verilog/SystemVerilog and VHDL, collaborating with firmware, controls, and hardware teams to bring next-generation SiC-based systems to production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering with 5+ years in FPGA/CPLD or digital hardware design.
• Experience delivering synthesizable RTL in VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Familiarity with FPGA toolchains: RTL simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, hardware validation.
• Strong understanding of digital design, FSMs, pipelining, clocking, reset architecture, and resource optimization.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, verify, test, and release FPGA-based designs for power management applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate FPGA with microcontrollers, DSPs, ADCs, DACs and interfaces (SPI/I2C/UART/CAN/Ethernet).
• Develop testbenches and perform RTL simulation and functional verification.
• Conduct synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure; resolve timing/resource issues.
• Lead design reviews and code reviews; participate in root-cause investigations.
• Provide support for board Bring-Up, debugging, and field performance.

Skills

FPGA design

RTL coding

Verilog

SystemVerilog

VHDL

Digital hardware

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/ Electronics/ Computer Engineering

Tools

Intel Quartus

ModelSim/Questa

Job description

Are you looking to work for a company that provides an innovative work environment, and your voice is heard? We are currently recruiting for an Embedded Firmware & FPGA Engineer to either work in Metro Detroit or remote within the Eastern or Central time zones in the US. Must live in the US.

Who we are:

LER TechForce is an industry leader in embedded controls, software, functional safety, and engineering talent. For over 20 years LER has been working with customers across North America. Follow us at: LER TechForce on LinkedIn.

What you will be doing:

• Contribute to the architecture, design, development, verification, and release of FPGA-based solutions supporting next-generation power management products, including advanced silicon carbide (SiC)-based three-phase power conversion systems for mission-critical applications such as data centers
• .Work as part of an engineering team to architect, develop, verify, test, and release FPGA-based designs in support of new product development; collaborate with global cross-functional teams to support the launch of new products
• .Review product requirements and collaborate with systems, firmware, controls, power electronics, and hardware engineers to translate system-level specifications into FPGA architecture and detailed design requirements
• .Evaluate alternative FPGA architectures and implementation approaches to meet customer and product development requirements while considering performance, resource utilization, cost, reliability, and schedule
• .Design, develop, review, and maintain synthesizable RTL using Verilog, SystemVerilog, and/or VHDL
• .Develop FPGA logic for functions such as PWM generation, digital control, protection and fault management, high-speed data acquisition, sequencing, state machines, digital filtering, and processor/peripheral interfaces
• .Develop modular and reusable FPGA design components and establish effective FPGA coding and design practices
• .Develop testbenches and perform RTL simulation and functional verification to ensure designs meet functional and system requirements
• .Perform synthesis, place-and-route, static timing analysis, and timing closure using industry-standard FPGA development toolchains
• .Analyze and resolve FPGA implementation challenges related to timing, resource utilization, clock distribution, reset architecture, and clock-domain crossing
• .Design and integrate communication interfaces between FPGAs, microcontrollers, DSPs, ADCs, DACs, and other system components using interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, and parallel interfaces, as applicable
• .Support board-level bring-up, integration, and debugging of FPGA-based systems using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG debuggers, and embedded FPGA debugging tools
• .Participate in design reviews, RTL code reviews, verification reviews, and root-cause investigations

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• What you'll need to be successful: Essential:
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution with at least 5 years of professional experience in FPGA/CPLD or digital hardware design and development; OR Master's degree in the same disciplines with at least 5 years of professional experience in FPGA/CPLD or digital hardware design and development
• Professional experience developing synthesizable RTL using VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog
• Experience with FPGA design workflows including RTL development, simulation, synthesis, implementation, timing analysis, and hardware validation
• Strong knowledge of digital logic design, synchronous design principles, finite-state machines, pipelining, clocking, reset architectures, and FPGA resource optimization
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics, component datasheets, interface specifications, and timing diagrams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional and geographically distributed engineering teams
• Self-motivated, proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of independently driving technical activities to meet project schedules
• Ability to work in a laboratory environment around high-voltage equipment where strict adherence to safety practices is critical.

Preferred:

• Design experience with power electronic, industrial control, energy conversion, or other real-time embedded products
• Experience implementing digital control algorithms, PWM generation, modulation techniques, and high-speed deterministic control functions in FPGA
• Experience with FPGA development toolchains such as Intel Quartus and ModelSim/Questa
• Experience integrating FPGA designs with microcontrollers, DSPs, ADCs, DACs, and mixed-signal embedded systems
• Experience implementing communication interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, and high-speed serial or parallel interfaces
• Experience with embedded firmware development and programming in C/C++
• Experience using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation for system integration and validation
• Understanding of three-phase electrical power systems and power conversion concepts

What you'll get:

• Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA and FSA
• 401K with a match and immediate vesting
• Short-term and Long-term disability, life insurance and other optional benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Ongoing professional development opportunities including Technical Training and Leadership Development
• The opportunity to work on industry leading projects