Senior FPGA Design Engineer

AMETEK; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior FPGA Design Engineer to enhance its imaging and analytical products. This role combines technical expertise in FPGA design with leadership capabilities, allowing you to manage and guide electrical engineering activities. You will design FPGAs for complex digital imaging systems, ensuring high performance and seamless integration with software and hardware teams. This position offers a unique opportunity for career growth in a collaborative environment, making a significant impact on innovative projects that push the boundaries of technology.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of FPGA and hardware development experience required.
• Strong communication skills and ability to produce detailed documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design FPGAs for high performance embedded systems.
• Collaborate with Software and Hardware groups for seamless project execution.

Skills

FPGA logic design with SystemVerilog

FPGA design with VHDL

Experience with Vivado

Experience with Quartus

Experience with QuestaSim

Architecting hardware platforms

Simulation in UVM environment

High-speed serial interfaces

High-performance memory architectures

Digital embedded system debug tools

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

QuestaSim

ICE

Logic analyzers

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Gatan, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of instrumentation and software used to enhance and extend the operation and performance of electron microscopes. Gatan products, which are fully compatible with nearly all electron microscope models and include the EDAX portfolio, cover the entire range of the research process—from specimen preparation and manipulation to imaging and analysis.

We are seeking a highly-skilled and experienced Senior FPGA Design Engineer for our imaging and analytical products. This dual-role position requires not only technical expertise in FPGA design and implementation but also leadership capabilities to manage and guide many of our electrical engineering activities. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing FPGAs for high performance embedded systems and for working closely with the Software and Hardware groups on the FPGA designs. Furthermore, this individual will act to ensure seamless overall project execution and to foster a collaborative team environment. This position will be based out of Pleasanton, CA office.

We are particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate strong leadership potential and a strategic vision for the future. This role offers a unique opportunity for career growth.

The primary function of this role will be as a FPGA designer on complex, digital imaging systems including architecture, FPGA design, hardware design, exploration of technology, system performance and specification for design and test. The incumbent will also be responsible for defining system requirements and integration.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

FPGA logic design with SystemVerilog and VHDL, synthesis and layout

Experience with Vivado, Quartus and QuestaSim and timing closure

Ability to architect systems and hardware and map algorithms to requirements for FPGAs

Simulation at device and system level in an UVM environment

Ability to architect hardware platforms and high-speed serial interfaces

Experience with high-performance memory architectures such as DDR4+ and HBM2

Experience with microarchitecture, bandwidth requirements and implementation thereof

Experience with SoCs and microprocessor peripherals such as Ethernet, USB, PCIe G4+, UARTS, I2C, SPI, JESD204b, Optical transports etc.

Strong comfort level working in a lab environment using digital embedded system debug tools (ICE, logic analyzers, JTAG, Oscilloscopes)

Must be able to produce detailed documentation and have excellent communication skills

DESIRABLE SKILL AND EXPERIENCE:

WAN, LAN, Sockets, TCP/IP communications

Knowledge of image sensor data processing a plus

Knowledge of high-performance board design and layout

Project management or team-leadership.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

BS in Electrical Engineering from a four-year college or university, MS degree is a plus

6+ years of FPGA and hardware development experience

About the company

AMETEK, Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate and global designer and manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with headquarters in the United States and over 220 sites worldwide.