FPGA Firmware Engineer – RTL, VHDL/Verilog, UVM

Maania Digital; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Maania Digital is seeking an experienced embedded firmware/FPGA engineer to design, verify, and optimize FPGA logic for PolarFire SoCs. You will work on high‑speed interfaces, IP cores, and RTL verification with embedded processors integration.

Strong VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog skills and real-time systems experience are required. Ideal candidates hold a degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and have hands-on flow knowledge from simulation to synthesis.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in embedded firmware development.
• 3+ years in FPGA design and verification.
• Proficiency in VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog for RTL design and FPGA development.
• Hands-on experience with RTL verification, testbenches, and UVM methodologies.
• Familiarity with FPGA design flows, including simulation (e.g., ModelSim), synthesis, and Libero SoC tools.
• Knowledge of digital design principles (clock domains, pipelining, AXI/Avalon) and verification concepts like constrained-random testing.
• Experience with real-time systems and FPGA integration with Linux/RTOS.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and verify FPGA logic using VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog for Microchip PolarFire SoCs, including programmable logic, DSP blocks, and high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, SERDES).
• Create and optimize IP cores and custom peripherals/accelerators tailored to PolarFire's architecture.
• Integrate FPGA firmware with embedded processors (e.g., RISC-V cores) and collaborate with software teams to support BSPs and Linux kernel drivers.
• Build RTL verification environments with testbenches using UVM methodologies for design correctness and coverage.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

Verilog

SystemVerilog

RTL verification

UVM

ModelSim

PCIe

Ethernet

SERDES

AXI

Avalon

clock domains

pipelining

Linux RTOS

RISC-V

DSP blocks

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

Tools

Libero SoC

Job description

Maania Digital is seeking an experienced embedded firmware/FPGA engineer to design, verify, and optimize FPGA logic for PolarFire SoCs. You will work on high‑speed interfaces, IP cores, and RTL verification with embedded processors integration.

Strong VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog skills and real-time systems experience are required. Ideal candidates hold a degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and have hands-on flow knowledge from simulation to synthesis.