Senior FPGA Engineer: Edge AI & RTL

Hardware FYI; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 132,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Stock award

Benefits package

Job summary

Applied Materials in Rochester, NY is seeking a Software Engineer to craft software solutions for semiconductor equipment components and devices. You will design, prototype, develop, and debug software, write documentation and test procedures, and communicate customer requirements across teams.

The role emphasizes working with ground-breaking AI/ML technologies, delivering reliable FPGA-based systems, and mentoring junior engineers within a global, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Engineering / Electronics / Electrical / Instrumentation with strong background in Industrial automation software is desirable.
• 10+ years of experience in product development.
• Familiar with Agile CICD DevOps and development automation.
• RTL and VHDL experience; High Level Synthesis experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Embedded Systems Architect assigned to FPGA development and systems engineering to develop advanced controls and AI/ML algorithms at the processing edge.
• Engage with global teams to translate internal customer requirements to design requirements and identify potential solutions.
• Design, implementation, and test of complex FPGA's used with system on chip and heterogeneous processing architectures.
• Develop IP cores and software from the ground up to take advantage of processor and programmable logic.
• Troubleshoot complex software and programmable logic problems; familiarity with FPGA timing analysis/closure techniques.
• Provide risk assessment and analysis of alternate solution paths.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers.
• Interface with internal customers for requirements analysis and schedule.
• Provide timely status updates and proactive communications on issues to stakeholders.
• Acquire in-depth understanding of domain and existing products to develop new products and deliver enhancements.

Skills

Embedded systems

FPGA development

Xilinx FPGA toolset

RTL

Python scripting

Linux environment

Agile DevOps

C/C++ firmware

Problem solving

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Engineering/Electronics

Tools

Xilinx FPGA Toolset

HDL Coder

Job description

Applied Materials in Rochester, NY is seeking a Software Engineer to craft software solutions for semiconductor equipment components and devices. You will design, prototype, develop, and debug software, write documentation and test procedures, and communicate customer requirements across teams.

The role emphasizes working with ground-breaking AI/ML technologies, delivering reliable FPGA-based systems, and mentoring junior engineers within a global, collaborative environment.