FPGA Design Expert - Quartus II

Obsidian; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking professionals with hands-on FPGA and digital hardware design experience. Candidates must have Quartus II installed and ready on a Windows PC, as licenses and hardware are not provided. The role emphasizes real-world application work, specialized software, and practical hardware development tasks.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on expertise in FPGA design and a problem-solving mindset, ready to tackle complex digital hardware challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on, real-world experience in specialized applications.
• Must have Quartus II installed/available on a Windows PC today.
• We do not provide licenses or hardware.

Responsibilities

• FPGA & Digital Hardware Design using Quartus II on Windows.

Skills

Hands-on FPGA experience

Real-world application experience

Hardware design intuition

Tools

Quartus II

Windows OS

Job description

Overview

We're looking for professionals with hands-on, real-world experience in specialized applications.

Application Expertise and Access

You must already have Quartus II installed/available on your own PC running Windows, and be able to open it today. We do not provide software licenses, virtual machines, or hardware.

FPGA & Digital Hardware Design

• - Quartus II — on Windows

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About These Applications

Quartus II | Intel/Altera FPGA and CPLD design | FPGA, digital design and embedded hardware engineers |

Technology Requirement

Must be able to capture screenshots with more than 2.5 megapixels. Satisfy this in either of two ways.

Option A — a single high monitor. Any of these aspect ratios, at or above the resolution shown:

4:3 | 1826 × 1370 | 2048×1538

16:9 | 2109 × 1186 | 2560×1440 (QHD) · 3840×2160 (4K) · 5120×2880 (5K)

16:10 | 2000 × 1250 | 2240×1400 · 2560×1600 · 2880×1800

3:2 | 1937 × 1291 | 2160×1440 · 2256×1504 · 2736×1824 · 3000×2000

21:9 (ultrawide) | 2416 × 1036 | 2560×1080 · 3440×1440 · 3840×1600

MacBook Pro 14\" (3024×1964) and 16\" (3456×2234) built-in displays qualify.

Option B — a dual-monitor setup. Two displays side by side, captured as a single spanning image. Two 1920×1080+ monitors qualify. A single 1080p screen out of that pair does not.