Senior FPGA Architect - High-Speed Embedded

Key People; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship available

Job summary

Key People in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to own the FPGA development lifecycle for advanced embedded computing products. You will translate system and customer requirements into robust architectures and lead implementation and verification in collaboration with hardware and software teams.

The role emphasizes high-speed digital design, RF interfaces, and timing closure, with opportunities to influence technical direction across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years 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 the FPGA development lifecycle, including architecture, requirements, implementation, simulation and verification.
• Strong understanding of timing constraints and timing closure.
• Experience with 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, SBCs, or other complex embedded products.
• Experience with Vivado Simulator and ILAs; hands-on in Intel/ARM interfaces, DDR memory, MPSoC, or RFSoC.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of FPGA development for advanced embedded computing products.
• Translate system and customer requirements into robust FPGA architectures and designs.
• Lead implementation and verification, coordinating with hardware and software teams.
• Deliver reliable products while reviewing designs and improving engineering practices.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog

Xilinx/AMD Vivado

RF converter interfaces

DDR4/DDR5 PCIe

TCL Python C/C++ Embedded Linux

HDL debugging and verification

Hardware/Software integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Vivado

JESD204B/C

ILAs

ModelSim/QuestaSim

RFSoC integration

Schematic/PCB review

Job description

Key People in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to own the FPGA development lifecycle for advanced embedded computing products. You will translate system and customer requirements into robust architectures and lead implementation and verification in collaboration with hardware and software teams.

The role emphasizes high-speed digital design, RF interfaces, and timing closure, with opportunities to influence technical direction across multidisciplinary teams.