Junior FPGA Engineer — Embedded & Hardware Design

Vanteon Corporation; Town of Pittsford (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Safe Harbor 401(k) with company match

Life insurance

EAP

On-site gym

PTO and flexible leave

Job summary

Vanteon Corporation in Rochester, NY is seeking a Junior FPGA Engineer to support FPGA and embedded system development for customer programs and internal R&D. You will work with experienced engineers to design FPGA logic, verify designs, and gain hands‑on experience integrating programmable logic with processors and hardware.

Qualifications include a BS in electrical/computer engineering, knowledge of VHDL/Verilog, and experience with Vivado or Quartus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Foundational knowledge of digital logic, synchronous design, finite state machines, and FPGA architecture.
• Experience with VHDL and/or Verilog through coursework, projects, internships, or employment.
• Familiarity with Xilinx Vivado and Intel Quartus.
• Ability to read schematics and understand connections between FPGA logic and hardware.
• Strong problem solving and willingness to learn unfamiliar tools and technologies.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate technical information clearly.
• Eligibility to access ITAR-controlled data and CUI as described.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement FPGA logic under guidance of experienced engineers.
• Develop synthesizable VHDL and Verilog for control functions, state machines, data interfaces, and processing.
• Create test benches and perform simulations to verify designs.
• Support synthesis, implementation, timing analysis, and issue resolution.
• Assist with FPGA configuration, board bring‑up, hardware testing, and debugging.
• Integrate FPGA logic with embedded processors, firmware, and peripherals.
• Collaborate with hardware, embedded software, RF, and DSP engineers.
• Participate in design reviews and apply feedback to work.
• Document designs, interfaces, test procedures, and results.
• Communicate progress, ask questions, and identify issues needing guidance.
• Build skills through mentoring, cross‑training, and hands‑on project work.

Skills

Digital logic

FPGA architecture

VHDL/Verilog

Xilinx Vivado/Intel Quartus

Schematic reading

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

Job description

Vanteon Corporation in Rochester, NY is seeking a Junior FPGA Engineer to support FPGA and embedded system development for customer programs and internal R&D. You will work with experienced engineers to design FPGA logic, verify designs, and gain hands‑on experience integrating programmable logic with processors and hardware.

Qualifications include a BS in electrical/computer engineering, knowledge of VHDL/Verilog, and experience with Vivado or Quartus.