Senior FPGA Architect — Embedded RF & High-Speed Design

Essenti Talent; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Essenti Talent in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to own the FPGA development lifecycle, translating system and customer requirements into robust architectures and leading implementation and verification with hardware and software teams. You will drive timing closure, interface with RF converters, and push high-speed FPGA/DSP platforms for embedded computing products.

The role requires hands-on HDL skills (VHDL/Verilog), experience with Vivado and ModelSim, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field required.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ownership of the FPGA development lifecycle, including architecture, requirements definition, implementation, simulation, and hardware verification.
• Strong understanding of timing constraints and timing closure.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces such as DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, multi-gigabit Ethernet, or JESD204B/C.
• Experience implementing and tuning high-speed serial-interface IP.
• Experience supporting FPGA/DSP carrier boards, FMC/RF converter modules, single-board computers, or other complex embedded computing products.
• Experience with Vivado Simulator and ILAs;
• Hands-on experience in at least one or more of the following areas: Intel/ARM processor interfaces, DDR memory, MPSoC, or RFSoC.
• Ability to review schematics and work closely with hardware design engineers.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, independent problem-solving, and ownership of engineering deliverables.
• Experience with TCL, Python, C/C++, and Embedded Linux.
• Flexibility to work across hardware and software boundaries and contribute to multidisciplinary engineering challenges.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of FPGA development for advanced embedded computing products.
• Translate system and customer requirements into robust FPGA architectures, lead implementation and verification.
• Collaborate closely with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable products.
• Lead a technical area, review designs, and help establish sound engineering practices across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

FPGA design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

VHDL

RF interfaces

LVDS/JESD204B/C

PCIe

DDR4/DDR5

HDL debugging

Python

C/C++

Embedded Linux

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Vivado

ModelSim/QuestaSim

Job description

Essenti Talent in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to own the FPGA development lifecycle, translating system and customer requirements into robust architectures and leading implementation and verification with hardware and software teams. You will drive timing closure, interface with RF converters, and push high-speed FPGA/DSP platforms for embedded computing products.

The role requires hands-on HDL skills (VHDL/Verilog), experience with Vivado and ModelSim, and a track record of