Senior FPGA Architect: Lead High-Speed Embedded FPGA/DSP

MDS Staffing; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MDS Staffing is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer in Austin, TX to lead FPGA development for advanced embedded computing products. You will translate system and customer requirements into robust FPGA architectures and drive implementation, verification, and hardware validation in partnership with hardware and software teams.

You will own the FPGA lifecycle from architecture through timing closure, interfacing with RF converters, high-speed serial protocols, and multi-gigabit interfaces.

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.
• 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, and work closely with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable products.
• Review designs and help establish sound engineering practices across multidisciplinary teams.
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to overcome complex challenges.

Skills

FPGA design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

VHDL

Embedded systems

Vivado

RF interfaces

Timing closure

DDR/DDR5

PCIe

TCL/Python

C/C++

Education

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

Tools

Vivado

Job description

MDS Staffing is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer in Austin, TX to lead FPGA development for advanced embedded computing products. You will translate system and customer requirements into robust FPGA architectures and drive implementation, verification, and hardware validation in partnership with hardware and software teams.

You will own the FPGA lifecycle from architecture through timing closure, interfacing with RF converters, high-speed serial protocols, and multi-gigabit interfaces.