Junior FPGA Engineer - High-Speed Hardware & Test

Teradyne; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradyne in North Reading, MA is seeking a Junior FPGA Engineer to join our Compute Test Division, delivering high-performance FPGA-based solutions for next-generation silicon test platforms.

You'll work with senior engineers on FPGA design, Verilog, and toolchains (Xilinx/Intel), collaborating across hardware, software, and systems teams to meet timing and performance goals while growing technical ownership and system-level thinking.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on FPGA design and development.
• Proficient in Verilog or SystemVerilog for design and debugging.
• Experience with Xilinx/AMD and/or Intel FPGA toolchains.
• Understanding of digital design fundamentals and schematics.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, SerDes) and protocols (AXI4, USB, I2C, SPI).
• Experience bringing up or debugging FPGA designs on hardware.
• Scripting in TCL and Python; version control familiarity.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; system-level thinking.

Responsibilities

• Support FPGA design implementation and bring-up under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Develop FPGA logic for defined interfaces and subsystems as part of a larger design.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, systems, and design verification teams on system-level solutions, simulations, and test coverage goals.
• Support timing closure, resource optimization, lab bring-up, debugging, and basic root cause analysis using JTAG and lab instrumentation.
• Build and maintain TCL and Python scripts that support design and validation workflows.
• Partner in code reviews, design discussions, and PCB and system design decisions that affect FPGA performance, building toward greater technical ownership over time.

Skills

FPGA design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

FPGA toolchains (Xilinx/Intel)

Digital design fundamentals

High-speed interfaces (PCIe/DDR/SerDes

AXI4/USB/I2C/SPI

TCL scripting

Python scripting

Version control

Communication

Job description

Teradyne in North Reading, MA is seeking a Junior FPGA Engineer to join our Compute Test Division, delivering high-performance FPGA-based solutions for next-generation silicon test platforms.

You'll work with senior engineers on FPGA design, Verilog, and toolchains (Xilinx/Intel), collaborating across hardware, software, and systems teams to meet timing and performance goals while growing technical ownership and system-level thinking.