Senior FPGA Engineer – Lead Embedded RF/DSP Systems

Top Echelon Software LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Echelon Software LLC in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to own FPGA development for advanced embedded computing products. You will translate system requirements into robust FPGA architectures and lead implementation, verification, and cross-team collaboration.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of FPGA experience, strong VHDL/Verilog skills, and hands-onVivado/IF tech. The role emphasizes timing closure, RF converter interfaces, and DSP integration in a dynamic engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of 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.
• Ownership of FPGA development lifecycle from architecture to hardware verification.
• Understanding of timing constraints and timing closure.
• Experience with DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, multi-gigabit Ethernet, or JESD204B/C.
• Experience implementing and tuning high-speed serial-interface IP.
• Experience supporting FPGA/DSP carrier boards, FMC/RF modules, SBCs.
• Vivado Simulator and ILAs experience.
• Experience with Intel/ARM processor interfaces, DDR memory, MPSoC, or RFSoC.
• Ability to review schematics and collaborate with hardware engineers.
• Demonstrated leadership and ownership of engineering deliverables.
• Experience with TCL, Python, C/C++, and Embedded Linux.
• Willingness to work across hardware/software boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of FPGA development for advanced embedded computing products.
• Translate system and customer requirements into robust FPGA architectures and deliver implementations.
• Lead implementation and verification and collaborate with hardware and software teams.
• Support lifecycle maintenance of existing products and contribute to new product development.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog

Vivado

RF interfaces

Timing closure

DDR4/DDR5

C/C++

Embedded Linux

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Vivado

ModelSim/QuestaSim

Job description

Top Echelon Software LLC in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to own FPGA development for advanced embedded computing products. You will translate system requirements into robust FPGA architectures and lead implementation, verification, and cross-team collaboration.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of FPGA experience, strong VHDL/Verilog skills, and hands-onVivado/IF tech. The role emphasizes timing closure, RF converter interfaces, and DSP integration in a dynamic engineering