Senior FPGA Architect - High-Speed Embedded Systems

Food Management Search, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Management Search, Inc. is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer in Austin, TX to own the FPGA development lifecycle for advanced embedded computing products.

Translate system requirements into FPGA architectures and lead implementation, verification, and hardware validation with cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes high-speed design, RF interfaces, and collaboration across disciplines to deliver reliable platforms for defense, aerospace, and industrial applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EE/CE 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 FPGA development lifecycle from architecture to verification.
• Understanding of timing constraints and timing closure.
• Experience with DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, multi-gigabit Ethernet, or JESD204B/C.
• Experience implementing high-speed serial-interface IP.
• Experience supporting FPGA/DSP carrier boards, FMC/RF modules.
• Experience with Vivado Simulator and ILAs.
• Experience with processor interfaces, DDR memory, MPSoC, or RFSoC.
• Ability to review schematics and work with hardware engineers.
• Experience with TCL, Python, C/C++, Embedded Linux.
• Flexibility to work across hardware and software boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Own the FPGA development lifecycle from architecture to verification, including requirements and validation.
• Translate system and customer requirements into robust FPGA architectures and lead implementation.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable embedded computing products.
• Lead technical direction, review designs, and promote sound engineering practices.
• Address complex engineering challenges across high-speed interfaces and RF opportunities.

Skills

FPGA design

RF interfacing

Vivado

VHDL/Verilog

Timing closure

High-speed interfaces

Serial IP tuning

Carrier boards

Vivado Simulator

Processor interfaces

Schematic review

Technical leadership

Python

C/C++

Embedded Linux

Cross-discipline work

Education

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

Tools

Vivado

ModelSim/QuestaSim

Job description

Food Management Search, Inc. is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer in Austin, TX to own the FPGA development lifecycle for advanced embedded computing products.

Translate system requirements into FPGA architectures and lead implementation, verification, and hardware validation with cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes high-speed design, RF interfaces, and collaboration across disciplines to deliver reliable platforms for defense, aerospace, and industrial applications.