Senior FPGA Design Engineer

TieTalent; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Digital Hardware FPGA Design Engineer to enhance next-generation LIDAR systems. This role involves hands-on FPGA development, including micro-architecture design and customer-facing feature implementation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in FPGA design, verification, and embedded systems. With a focus on collaboration, you'll work alongside software engineers and ASIC designers to integrate customer feedback into high-impact features. Join a forward-thinking team that values diversity and offers competitive benefits, including comprehensive health plans and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

15 vacation days

10 paid holidays

Paid parental leave

401K match up to 4%

Medical, vision, and dental plans

Life insurance

Short and long-term disability

Dog-friendly workplace

Complimentary dinner catered nightly

Pre-tax commuter accounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in FPGA development including HDL code and simulation.
• Highly proficient in HDLs like Verilog and SystemVerilog.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, integrate, and test features across the FPGA stack.
• Perform hands-on work using laboratory tools for board bring up and troubleshooting.

Skills

FPGA Development

HDL Code Development

C/C++ Programming

Embedded Systems Development

Scripting (TCL, Python, Bash)

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Xilinx FPGA Toolchain

Intel FPGA Toolchain

Vivado

Vitis

Version Control (Git)

Job description

At Ouster, we build sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers, so they can make the world safer and more efficient. We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price. Our advanced sensor hardware and vision algorithms are used in autonomous cars, drones and many other applications. If you're motivated by solving big problems, we're hiring key roles across the company and need your help!

Ouster Inc. is seeking a senior digital hardware FPGA design engineer to build the next-generation of lidar systems. You will work hands-on with hardware and develop new techniques to improve lidar performance. Your effort includes micro-architecture design, implementation, and testing of the customer facing features in FPGA RTL. The ideal candidate will have experience in all aspects of FPGA design, verification, bring up, and debug, as well as ability in scripting and writing basic low-level drivers to accompany said designs.

Responsibilities:Define, develop, integrate, and test features across our FPGA stackGeneral FPGA development including RTL, simulation, high-speed digital design, DSP algorithm development, verification, synthesis, and timing analysis.Perform hands-on work using laboratory tools for board bring up and troubleshooting.Work on high impact customer-facing features and integrate customer feedback in the development processWork cross-functionally with embedded software engineers, other ASIC/FPGA designers, and business leaders on functionality, interfaces, and documentationBuild automation scripts for repetitive tasks to facilitate efficiency and reliabilityQualifications:

Bachelors in Electrical, Computer Engineering or equivalent. Masters is highly desired.5+ years of experience in FPGA development including HDL code development, simulation, test bench development, synthesis, and timing closure.Highly proficient in HDLs like Verilog and SystemVerilog (or VHDL).Proficient in C or C++ programming language.Experience with Xilinx or Intel FPGA toolchain.Strong embedded system development experience in CPU and FPGA based devices such as Xilinx Zynq or Intel Arria devices.Desirable Qualifications:

Familiar with HLS, Vivado and Vitis Tools.Familiarity with DSP and algorithms developmentExperience with leading verification methodologies like UVM.Experience using best practices with version control technologies such as gitExperienced Linux user.Proficient in some scripting languages such as TCL, Python, bash.Experience with industrial safety systems.Experience with Functional Safety development processes.

The base pay will be dependent on your skills, work experience, location, and qualifications. This role may also be eligible for equity & benefits.

We acknowledge the confidence gap at Ouster. You do not need to meet all of theserequirements to be the ideal candidate for this role.

At Ouster we offer a range of competitive benefits, as we believe in taking care of our employees in all aspects of their lives. Our newly renovated office, located in the Mission District of San Francisco, is a dog-friendly workplace with a kitchen stocked with snacks, fresh fruit and drinks, and a complimentary dinner catered nightly. Additional perks include 15 vacation days/10 paid holidays annually; paid parental leave; pre-tax commuter or health care/dependent care accounts; 401K match up to 4%; medical, vision and dental plans with premiums covered at 100% for the employee and 75% for dependents (Cigna or Kaiser); life insurance; and short term disability and long term disability. Ouster offers the best benefit options available because we consider the well-being of our employees a top priority.

Ouster is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Ouster does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ouster also strives for a healthy and safe workplace, and prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ouster considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.