Remote Senior FPGA Networking Architect

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC; United States; Remote; USD 91,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Basic Life Insurance

Short/Long-Term Disability

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC is seeking a Principal FPGA Networking Engineer to design high-speed FPGA-based networking for space electronics. You will architect, implement, and verify complex networking logic using Xilinx devices and multi-discipline collaboration.

The role emphasizes RTL design, timing closure, and hardware-software integration. The ideal candidate has deep RTL experience, Ethernet networking expertise, and a track record of delivering mission-critical FPGA systems in a collaborative

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical degree.
• 9+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree or 7+ years with a master’s degree.
• Hands-on experience with FPGA-based networking design, including Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), high-speed serial links, and packet-switched architectures.
• Experience implementing or integrating networking protocols and functions in hardware (IP, TCP/UDP, VLAN, QoS).
• Experience with firmware/RTL design, simulation, and verification for complex, high-throughput FPGA systems.
• Experience with RTL logic design and coding using VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Thorough understanding of FPGA design methodology including physical synthesis, static timing analysis, place/route, verification, power analysis, and timing closure techniques.
• Experience writing simulation testbenches to identify bugs and verify designs.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-discipline team designing on-board networking, data transport, RF, processing, and data storage solutions for space applications using AMD (Xilinx) technologies.
• Architect FPGA-based networking pipelines including Ethernet MAC/PHY integration, packet parsing/classification, switching/forwarding, buffering, and QoS mechanisms.
• Design and implement packet switching fabrics, router/switch datapaths, control logic, and buffering/queuing schemes for high-throughput transport.
• Create and maintain FPGA designs using VHDL and Vivado IP Integrator with focus on deterministic latency.
• Code, simulate, and verify RTL modules such as Ethernet interfaces, packet processing blocks, and control interfaces.
• Develop solutions using embedded ARM processors, DDR4 memory, and high-speed serial interfaces to ensure robust data movement.
• Implement and optimize networking protocol offloads and checksum/segmentation logic.
• Develop and maintain simulation testbenches and timing constraints for multi-clock designs.
• Document IP core-level and top-level design interfaces and performance reports.
• Participate in design reviews and collaborate across hardware and software teams.

Skills

FPGA networking design

Ethernet 802.3

RTL design

VHDL/Verilog

IP/packet processing

System integration

C/C++

Linux

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Vivado

Vivado IP Integrator

Modelsim/QuestaSim

Chipscope/Vivado HW Debugger

Git

Job description

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC is seeking a Principal FPGA Networking Engineer to design high-speed FPGA-based networking for space electronics. You will architect, implement, and verify complex networking logic using Xilinx devices and multi-discipline collaboration.

The role emphasizes RTL design, timing closure, and hardware-software integration. The ideal candidate has deep RTL experience, Ethernet networking expertise, and a track record of delivering mission-critical FPGA systems in a collaborative