Senior FPGA Engineer - Austin, Relocation Included

Joseph Michaels International; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Joseph Michaels International is actively seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer in Austin, TX to own FPGA development for advanced embedded computing platforms. You will translate system requirements into robust FPGA architectures, lead implementation and verification, and work closely with hardware and software teams to deliver high-reliability products.

The role emphasizes RF interface design, high-speed digital design, timing closure, and collaboration across hardware and software disciplines to

Qualifications

• Must have bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years 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 incl. architecture, requirements, implementation, simulation, hardware verification.
• Strong understanding of timing constraints and timing closure.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces like DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, multi-gigabit Ethernet, JESD204B/C.
• Experience implementing and tuning high-speed serial-interface IP.
• Experience supporting FPGA/DSP carrier boards, FMC/RF converter modules, SBCs.
• Vivado Simulator and ILAs experience.
• Hands-on experience with Intel/ARM processor interfaces, DDR memory, MPSoC, or RFSoC.
• Ability to review schematics with hardware engineers.
• Technical leadership, independent problem-solving, ownership of deliverables.
• Experience with TCL, Python, C/C++, and Embedded Linux.
• Flexibility to work across hardware and software boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Own the FPGA development lifecycle from architecture through hardware validation.
• Lead implementation, simulation, and verification for advanced embedded FPGA projects.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable FPGA-based products.
• Define and review FPGA architectures and interfaces with RF converters.
• Mentor and influence multidisciplinary engineering practices.

Skills

VHDL

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Vivado

RF interfaces

LVDS

JESD204B/C

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

TCL scripting

IP tuning

Timing closure

DDR4/DDR5

PCIe

HDL design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Vivado

ModelSim/QuestaSim

Job description

Joseph Michaels International is actively seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer in Austin, TX to own FPGA development for advanced embedded computing platforms. You will translate system requirements into robust FPGA architectures, lead implementation and verification, and work closely with hardware and software teams to deliver high-reliability products.

The role emphasizes RF interface design, high-speed digital design, timing closure, and collaboration across hardware and software disciplines to