Senior FPGA Architect - Lead High-Speed Embedded (Relocation)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

ExcelliSearch, Inc. in Austin, TX seeks a Senior FPGA Engineer to own FPGA development for advanced embedded computing products.

You will translate system and customer requirements into robust FPGA architectures, lead implementation and verification, and collaborate with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions. The role emphasizes deep expertise in VHDL/Verilog, Vivado, timing closure, and high-speed interfaces such as PCIe and DDR.

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.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Vivado

RF interface

High-speed interfaces

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

Ownership

Leadership

Timing closure

TCL

DDR4/DDR5

PCIe

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Vivado

ILAs

ModelSim

QuestaSim

Job description

ExcelliSearch, Inc. in Austin, TX seeks a Senior FPGA Engineer to own FPGA development for advanced embedded computing products.

You will translate system and customer requirements into robust FPGA architectures, lead implementation and verification, and collaborate with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions. The role emphasizes deep expertise in VHDL/Verilog, Vivado, timing closure, and high-speed interfaces such as PCIe and DDR.