Lead FPGA Architect – High-Speed Embedded Systems

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to own the FPGA development lifecycle for advanced embedded computing platforms used in defense and aerospace. You will translate system requirements into robust FPGA architectures and lead implementation, verification, and hardware validation.

You will collaborate with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable products. Must have 7+ years FPGA design experience, VHDL/Verilog, and strong expertise with Vivado, RF

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of FPGA design and development experience.
• Experience interfacing FPGAs with RF converters using LVDS, JESD204B/C, or RFSoC.
• Hands-on experience with AMD/Xilinx Vivado and high-speed FPGA design.
• Strong experience in VHDL and Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Ownership of FPGA development lifecycle: architecture, requirements, implementation, simulation, verification.
• Timing constraints and timing closure knowledge.
• Experience with DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, multi-gigabit Ethernet, or JESD204B/C.
• IP implementation and tuning for high-speed serial interfaces.
• Experience supporting FPGA/DSP carrier boards and FMC/RF modules.
• Vivado Simulator and ILAs experience.
• Experience with Intel/ARM interfaces, DDR memory, MPSoC, or RFSoC.
• Ability to review schematics and collaborate with hardware engineers.
• Proven technical leadership and independent problem solving.
• Proficiency in TCL, Python, C/C++, and Embedded Linux.
• Ability to work across hardware/software boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Translate system requirements into FPGA architectures and ownership of development lifecycle.
• Lead implementation, verification, and hardware validation of FPGA solutions.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable embedded products.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog

Vivado

RF interfaces

DDR4/DDR5

PCIe

Embedded Linux

Python

C/C++

TCL

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Vivado

ModelSim/QuestaSim

Job description

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to own the FPGA development lifecycle for advanced embedded computing platforms used in defense and aerospace. You will translate system requirements into robust FPGA architectures and lead implementation, verification, and hardware validation.

You will collaborate with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable products. Must have 7+ years FPGA design experience, VHDL/Verilog, and strong expertise with Vivado, RF