FPGA/ASIC Engineer

ACTalent; Saint Paul (MN); Remoto; USD 110.000 - 185.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

401k

Health care

Bonus potential

Resumo da vaga

ACTalent is seeking an FPGA/ASIC Engineer to design FPGA-based solutions for rapid prototyping, hardware acceleration, and deployment in mission-critical systems.

You will implement FPGA designs with VHDL/Verilog, perform timing analysis, debug with lab instrumentation, and collaborate with teams on architecture and verification. This role is primarily onsite in Minnesota, with potential remote considerations.

Qualificações

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.

Responsabilidades

• Implement FPGA designs using VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Support FPGA architecture and requirements development.
• Integrate high-speed interfaces.
• Develop simulation, testbench, and verification environments.
• Perform timing analysis and hardware bring-up.
• Debug designs using lab instrumentation.
• Participate in architecture definition and hardware/software partitioning.
• Design complex IP blocks including high-speed interfaces, memory subsystems, DSP functions, and security features.
• Collaborate with verification teams to ensure functional coverage closure.
• Support synthesis, timing closure, CDC analysis, and power optimization.
• Participate in design reviews and customer technical discussions.
• Mentor junior engineers and establish design best practices.
• Support FPGA prototyping activities when required.

Conhecimentos

FPGA design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

VHDL

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

PCIe/Ethernet/DDR/JESD204

AMBA/CDCs

Lab/debugging skills

Formação

BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Ferramentas

Quartus Prime

Vivado IDE

Descrição da vaga

• Debug designs using lab instrumentation.

Job Title: FPGA/ASIC Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a talented FPGA Design Engineer to develop FPGA-based solutions for rapid prototyping, hardware acceleration, and deployment within mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement FPGA designs using VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Support FPGA architecture and requirements development.
• Integrate high-speed interfaces.
• Develop simulation, testbench, and verification environments.
• Perform timing analysis and hardware bring-up.
• Debug designs using lab instrumentation.
• Participate in architecture definition and hardware/software partitioning.
• Design complex IP blocks including high-speed interfaces, memory subsystems, DSP functions, and security features.
• Collaborate with verification teams to ensure functional coverage closure.
• Support synthesis, timing closure, CDC analysis, and power optimization.
• Participate in design reviews and customer technical discussions.
• Mentor junior engineers and establish design best practices.
• Support FPGA prototyping activities when required.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years FPGA design experience.
• Proficiency in Xilinx Vivado - AMD/Xilinx Ultrascale.
• Expert-level Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL development.
• Experience with Intel Quartus and timing closure.
• Strong Verilog or VHDL skills.
• Experience with PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, or JESD204.
• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 7+ years of digital design experience.
• Strong understanding of AMBA, CDC/RDC, and timing closure.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• RF or signal processing experience.
• Embedded processor integration.
• Security clearance is a plus.

Work Environment

This role is primarily onsite in Minnesota, though expert-level remote candidates will be considered. The work involves high-tech roles within engineering chip design, focusing on the US chip act. The environment emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement while using state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Saint Paul, MN.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $110000.00 - $185000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

401k health care medical bonus potential

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 26, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.