FPGA & Digital Design Engineer for SoC Prototyping

SGS Consulting; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting in Boston, MA seeks an experienced hardware engineer to plan, develop, and verify FPGA/SoC designs. You will translate specifications into HDL models, run simulations, and prototype in lab environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, verification, high-speed I/O, DSP, and collaboration with onsite and remote teams. A Bachelor's degree is required; 5+ years in HDL/FPGA is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degrees preferred.
• 5+ years HDL/FPGA design, verification, and debugging experience.
• Experience with high-speed I/O and DSP is expected.

Responsibilities

• Plan, perform, and execute engineering research and design development for new and existing products.
• Perform design/HDL analysis, including high-speed and low-power designs.
• Participate in simulation, verification, and integration tasks.
• Convert specifications into lab/field implementable designs.
• Develop models, simulate, verify, fabricate prototypes, and test hardware solutions.
• Create and maintain accurate and detailed design files.
• Develop and verify FPGA designs for prototyping and field experimentation.
• Design, test, and debug digital HDL implementations for FPGA/ASIC/microprocessors.
• Hands-on coding, simulation, testing, and hardware debugging.
• Support high-speed I/O interface and protocol development, testing, debugging.
• Support signal processing applications implemented on programmable logic.
• Collaborate with onsite and remote technical teams.
• Prepare, share, and document technical results to support team activities.

Skills

VHDL/Verilog

SystemVerilog

FPGA SoC integration

RTL verification

Lab benchtop testing

SERDES I/O interfaces

Signal processing

Documentation

ChipScope/Logic analyzers

Chip-level debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Tools

ChipScope

Oscilloscopes

Job description

SGS Consulting in Boston, MA seeks an experienced hardware engineer to plan, develop, and verify FPGA/SoC designs. You will translate specifications into HDL models, run simulations, and prototype in lab environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, verification, high-speed I/O, DSP, and collaboration with onsite and remote teams. A Bachelor's degree is required; 5+ years in HDL/FPGA is preferred.