Senior FPGA & Digital Design Engineer

MS0074 GE Medical Systems, L.L.C.; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

GE HealthCare in Wisconsin is seeking a Senior FPGA & Digital Design Engineer to join our Digital Controls & Mixed Signal Engineering team. You will architect and develop advanced FPGA-based systems for MR imaging, leading hands-on design across RTL, verification, and high-speed interfaces.

This role requires a strong background in VHDL/Verilog, years of FPGA experience, and the ability to mentor engineers while collaborating with hardware, software, and systems teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years FPGA and digital design experience.
• Strong expertise in VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Experience with simulation, verification, timing analysis, and timing closure.
• Experience implementing high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204, DDR, LVDS.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA architecture, design, implementation, and verification for advanced MR platforms.
• Develop RTL using VHDL and/or Verilog and drive designs through simulation, timing closure, and hardware validation.
• Design and integrate complex digital systems involving FPGAs, processors, memory, ADCs/DACs, and high-speed serial interfaces.
• Define verification strategies, simulation environments, and reusable testbench infrastructure.
• Debug challenging FPGA, hardware, and system-level issues using simulation and laboratory tools.
• Support architecture, schematic, layout, signal integrity, and hardware design reviews.
• Develop reusable FPGA IP, design standards, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate emerging FPGA, processor, and semiconductor technologies and influence future platform roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple programs.
• Support products throughout the full lifecycle from concept and architecture through manufacturing and field support.

Skills

FPGA design

RTL design

Digital system design

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

VHDL

Verilog

PCIe

Ethernet

JESD204

DDR

LVDS

Job description

Job Description Summary

GE HealthCare is seeking a Senior FPGA & Digital Design Engineer to join our Digital Controls & Mixed Signal Engineering team. In this role, you will architect and develop advanced FPGA-based systems that enable some of the world's most sophisticated Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging technologies. This is a hands‑on technical leadership position for engineers who thrive on solving complex digital design challenges. You will work across FPGA architecture, RTL development, verification, high‑speed interfaces, digital signal processing, and system integration while collaborating with experts in hardware, software, firmware, ASIC, and systems engineering. From multi‑gigabit data movement and real‑time signal processing to scalable digital platform architectures, you will help define the technologies that power future MR products and improve patient care around the world. Join us in building the technologies that power the future of MR imaging. We're looking for engineers who thrive on FPGA architecture, high‑speed digital systems, verification, and technical problem solving. If you're passionate about solving complex challenges and want your innovations to improve patient care around the world, you'll find an environment where your technical expertise can make a meaningful and lasting impact.

Job Description Essential Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA architecture, design, implementation, and verification for advanced MR platforms.
• Develop RTL using VHDL and/or Verilog and drive designs through simulation, timing closure, and hardware validation.
• Design and integrate complex digital systems involving FPGAs, processors, memory, ADCs/DACs, and high‑speed serial interfaces.
• Define verification strategies, simulation environments, and reusable testbench infrastructure.
• Debug challenging FPGA, hardware, and system‑level issues using simulation and laboratory tools.
• Support architecture, schematic, layout, signal integrity, and hardware design reviews.
• Develop reusable FPGA IP, design standards, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate emerging FPGA, processor, and semiconductor technologies and influence future platform roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple programs.
• Support products throughout the full lifecycle from concept and architecture through manufacturing and field support.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of FPGA and digital design experience.
• Strong expertise in VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Experience with simulation, verification, timing analysis, and timing closure.
• Experience implementing high‑speed digital interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204, DDR, LVDS, or similar technologies.
• Strong understanding of clocking, CDC, reset architectures, and digital system design fundamentals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of FPGA development experience.
• Experience with advanced verification methodologies.
• Experience with high‑speed transceivers and multi‑gigabit serial protocols.
• Experience in medical devices, aerospace, defense, telecommunications, or other regulated industries.
• Experience developing FPGA design frameworks, CI/CD workflows, and verification infrastructure.

Desired Characteristics

• Recognized technical leader in FPGA and digital system design.
• Passionate about engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
• Strong ownership, accountability, and execution mindset.
• Effective mentor and collaborator.
• Comfortable influencing technical direction across teams and programs.
• Curious, innovative, and driven to solve challenging technical problems.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership –always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world‑changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

Visa Sponsorship

We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Additional Information

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID‑19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

At GE HealthCare, we see possibilities through innovation. We’re partnering with our customers to fulfill healthcare’s greatest potential through groundbreaking medical technology, intelligent devices, and care solutions. Better tools enabling better patient care. Together, we are not only building a healthier future but living our purpose to create a world where healthcare has no limits.