FPGA Engineer - Optical Solutions

Molex; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex in Fremont, CA is looking for a hands-on FPGA Engineer to design, develop, and optimize FPGA solutions for high-speed optical networking products. You will lead FPGA logic, firmware, and software from concept to production, collaborating with engineers and customers to ensure top performance and reliability.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 3+ years of FPGA experience, with proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog and experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years FPGA design, debugging, and development.
• Proficient in Verilog/SystemVerilog and HDL languages.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, simulate, and optimize FPGA logic and firmware using Verilog.
• Synthesize, close timing, test, debug FPGA designs.
• Optimize designs for performance, power, and resources.
• Troubleshoot FPGA issues and provide technical support.
• Create test plans, docs, reports, and manage design changes.
• Participate in design reviews and collaborate across teams.

Skills

Verilog

SystemVerilog

FPGA design

Analytical thinking

Python

Chinese

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Xilinx

Altera

ISE

ModelSim

Vivado

Job description

Molex is an industry leader in transforming optical network infrastructure with an unwavering commitment to speed, reliability, and performance. We proudly engineer high-performance systems for critical, fast-growing industries including data centers, telecom, medical, and industrial automation. Our team develops an advanced portfolio of optical solutions, ranging from cutting‑edge optical connectivity products-such as expanded beam connectors, fiber management, adapters, and hybrid copper/fiber solutions for medical systems-to end‑to‑end optoelectronic solutions featuring cages, connectors, optical transceivers, and cable assemblies. Supporting extreme data rates from 100 Mbps to 1.6 Tbps across long‑haul distances up to 80km+, we deliver complete wavelength management and turnkey OEM solutions. Come join Molex and help build the future of global connectivity.

In Fremont, CA, we serve global clients in telecom and datacom industries in providing innovative optical modules and subsystems to support our customer's next generation networks. We are looking for a FPGA Engineer.

This person will be responsible for designing, developing, simulating, optimizing, testing, and debugging innovative FPGA solutions and code with a focus on optical networking products and embedded controls. You will be responsible for leading FPGA logic, firmware, and software from concept to production, collaborating with other engineers, scientists, and customers, and ensuring the highest quality and performance of our products.

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, simulate, synthesize, close timing, test, debug, and optimize FPGA logic firmware and software using Verilog and other tools
• Optimize FPGA designs for performance, power, resource utilization, etc.
• Troubleshoot and debug FPGA issues and provide technical support
• Create and maintain test plans, technical documents, reports, and presentations, generate engineering changes, release designs, evaluate vendors, analyze issues and determine root cause
• Participate in design reviews and provide feedback on the design of FPGA systems and implementations
• Work with other team members to optimize and finalize design for full production and to meet all specifications

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, or related technical field or discipline
• At least 3 years of experience in FPGA design, debug, and development
• Proficient in Verilog, SystemVerilog, or other HDL languages
• Proficient with Xilinx, Altera, or other FPGA products and development environments
• Knowledge of FPGA design methodologies, best practices, and tools
• Demonstrated ability to analyze information and solve problems
• Ability to understand schematics and other PCBA board related items

What Will Put You Ahead

• MS or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field related technical discipline
• 5+ years of FPGA system design and simulation
• Experience developing with Xilinx SoC parts, such as Zync UltraScale+ and Zync 7000, and tools such as ISE, ModelSim, Vivado
• Experience with communication protocols, such as PCIe, I2C, SPI, SGMII, ethernet, other industry standard interfaces, , embedded systems, and control algorithm
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Python or TCL
• Ability to speak and communicate in Chinese

For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000 - $195,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

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Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

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