Hardware Digital Engineer (FPGA & PCB Design)

City of Shakopee, MN; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) and profit-sharing plan

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Emerson's Test and Measurement Systems group is seeking a Senior Digital Hardware Engineer to join the integrated products design team in Austin, TX. This role involves collaborating with hardware engineering teams, owning FPGA design, and developing board-level validation plans.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in digital hardware design, familiarity with VHDL and board layout tools, and be located near Austin, TX. The position offers comprehensive benefits including a market-leading 401(k) plan and flexible time-off options.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience in digital hardware design.
• Experience using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog to implement synthesizable logic targeting FPGAs.
• Experience using schematic capture and board layout tools for PCB design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary hardware engineering teams to develop test and measurement products.
• Own the full FPGA design, including logic implementation, data movement and analysis.
• Develop plans for prototype hardware bring-up and board level validation.

Skills

Digital hardware design

FPGA design

VHDL/systemVerilog

Schematic capture

Board layout

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Function generators

Power supplies

Job description

Emerson’s Test and Measurement Systems group (formerly known as NI) Product R&D has an immediate opening for a Senior Digital Hardware Engineer within our Integrated Products design team in Austin, TX. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work throughout the product lifecycle to develop products and systems that expand the test and measurement industry's capabilities. Digital engineers within our Test and Measurement Systems business group stand at the intersection of the many disciplines required to make new products come to life, making this role critical to the team's success. Through your work you will have opportunities to continue to expand your digital design skills by learning from experienced technical leaders and participating in initiatives to grow the craft of digital design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary hardware engineering teams to develop test and measurement products.
• Develop register maps and generate documentation to ensure clear design intent to the broader project team.
• Own the full FPGA design, including logic implementation, data movement and analysis, testbenches, compilation, and timing analysis.
• Own all aspects of digital board level design, including schematic entry, layout guidelines, signal integrity simulations, and prototype validation.
• Develop and execute plans for prototype hardware bring-up and board level validation.
• Be the voice of digital design in project meetings by estimating level of effort for design tasks, providing input on status of work, and proactively raising technical concerns.

Who You Are

You partner with others to get work done. You can take a creative idea and put it into practice. You build and deliver solutions that meet customer expectations. You persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience in digital hardware design.
• Experience using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog to implement synthesizable logic targeting FPGAs.
• Experience using schematic capture and board layout tools for PCB design.
• Located within a commutable distance to NI’s offices in Austin, TX, or willing to relocate.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future
  • Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience bringing up prototype hardware.
• Familiar with common clock domain crossing methods.
• Experience with high-speed digital design.
• Knowledge of static timing analysis and experience writing timing constraints.
• Familiar with board level signal integrity simulation tools.
• Experience writing and executing test plans to verify board level digital circuits.
• Experience writing testbenches and simulation models to verify logic designs.
• Familiar with common benchtop instruments such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, function generators, and power supplies.
• Familiar with Xilinx, Intel or Lattice FPGAs and CPLDs, as well as their design tools.
• Experience collaborating with other technical disciplines such as Analog, Software, Mechanical, and RF.
• Knowledge of RF design practices.
• Familiar with semiconductor, transportation, and/or aerospace test industries.

Benefits

Benefits include a market‑leading 401(k) and profit‑sharing plan, medical, dental and vision insurance, family formation benefits, paid parental leave, an employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition programs, and flexible time‑off options.