Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

Technical-Link N. America; Lyndhurst (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Technical-Link N. America seeks an FPGA Engineer with medical-device development and real-time video-processing expertise to design, implement, and verify complex FPGA solutions for medical imaging and streaming video.

You will collaborate with hardware, software, systems, quality, and regulatory teams throughout the product lifecycle. The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering, 5+ years FPGA experience, and strong VHDL/Verilog skills, plus experience with Xilinx/Intel toolchains, TCL

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or related field
• Minimum of 5 years FPGA development experience
• Proficient with VHDL and Verilog
• Experience with Xilinx and/or Intel FPGA tools and video-processing IP ecosystems
• Proficiency in TCL scripting for build automation and tool customization
• Experience with timing analysis and constraint development
• Experience with integration and verification of third-party IP cores

Responsibilities

• Design and implement DSP solutions including FIR/IIR filters and other DSP algorithms.
• Evaluate, integrate, and verify third-party IP cores within system designs.
• Develop custom digital logic to interface among IP cores and system components.
• Create and maintain FPGA architectures that meet performance, power, and resource-utilization requirements.
• Architect and implement real-time video and image-signal-processing pipelines, including sensor interfaces and display or streaming interfaces.
• Write and maintain automation scripts for FPGA build, simulation, and verification processes.
• Perform timing closure on complex FPGA designs.
• Manage integration between logic and processing systems in FPGA SoC devices.
• Create and execute verification plans for custom logic, video-processing pipelines, and third-party IP.
• Debug hardware issues using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.
• Create and maintain architecture specifications and design documents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into robust FPGA designs and integration plans.
• Support medical-device system integration, design verification, traceability, and risk-management per quality-system procedures.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

Verilog

DSP concepts

IP core integration

Timing analysis

TCL scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Xilinx tools

Intel/Altera tools

Simulation tools

Video processing IP

Job description

Reports to: Director of Engineering – Hardware Systems

We’re seeking an FPGA Engineer with demonstrated medical-device development and real-time video-processing expertise. This engineer will design, implement, and verify complex FPGA solutions for medical imaging and video systems, spanning requirements, architecture, implementation, unit verification, risk-informed documentation, and system integration. The role requires close collaboration with hardware, software, systems, quality, and regulatory teams throughout the product-development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement digital signal processing solutions, including FIR/IIR filters and other DSP algorithms.
• Evaluate, integrate, and verify third-party IP cores within system designs.
• Develop custom digital logic to interface among IP cores and system components.
• Create and maintain efficient FPGA architectures that meet performance, power, and resource-utilization requirements.
• Architect and implement real-time video and image-signal-processing pipelines, including sensor interfaces, pixel correction, color processing, scaling, filtering, frame buffering, format conversion, and display or streaming interfaces.
• Write and maintain automation scripts for FPGA build, simulation, and verification processes.
• Perform timing closure on complex FPGA designs.
• Manage integration between logic and processing systems in FPGA system-on-chip (SoC) devices.
• Create and execute verification plans for custom logic, video-processing pipelines, and third-party IP, including simulation, test benches, coverage, image-quality evaluation, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Optimize FPGA designs for resource utilization and performance.
• Debug hardware issues using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and other test equipment.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture specifications and design documents.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, systems, quality, and regulatory teams to translate medical-device and video-system requirements into robust FPGA designs and integration plans.
• Support medical-device system integration, design verification, traceability, risk-control implementation, anomaly investigation, and testing in accordance with applicable quality-system procedures.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 5 years of FPGA development experience.
• Strong proficiency in VHDL and Verilog.
• Demonstrated expertise implementing real-time video, image, and digital signal processing on FPGAs.
• Experience with Xilinx and/or Intel (Altera) FPGA development tools and video-processing IP ecosystems.
• Proficiency in TCL scripting for build automation and tool customization.
• Understanding of DSP principles, including FIR/IIR filter design.
• Experience with timing analysis and constraint development.
• Expertise in the integration and verification of third-party IP cores.
• Knowledge of version control systems, including Git.
• Experience with simulation, verification methodologies, image-quality assessment, and automated regression testing for video-processing designs.
• Understanding of hardware bring-up and debug processes.
• Hands‑on experience integrating image sensors, video interfaces, memory subsystems, and DSP/ISP functions in FPGA-based products.
• Required: experience developing medical-device electronics or imaging systems within a regulated quality system, including design controls, requirements traceability, risk management, verification, and technical documentation.
• Strong knowledge of video timing, pixel formats, color spaces, frame‑rate conversion, latency, bandwidth, and image‑quality tradeoffs.
• Experience with relevant camera, display, and streaming interfaces such as MIPI CSI‑2, LVDS, HDMI, DisplayPort, SDI, or Ethernet video is highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of medical-device software and hardware lifecycle standards, including IEC 62304, IEC 60601‑1, ISO 14971, and FDA design‑control expectations, is preferred.