Senior FPGA Engineer — RTL DSP & Hardware-Software Interfaces

Advanced Energy; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy in Eden Prairie, MN is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to design and modify programmable logic and circuitry for electronic equipment. You will work on basic and applied R&D, developing new products and integrating hardware with software for mission-critical systems.

You will lead RTL/FPGA design efforts, verify via test benches, and collaborate with hardware and software teams to optimize interfaces and performance across the system.

Qualifications

• Understanding of control systems and their application to power electronics or motor drives.
• Knowledge of VHDL design using Xilinx Vivado and Mentor Questasim.
• Exposure to AMD/Xilinx FPGA and FPGA SoC technologies, including Zynq UltraScale+ and Series 7 devices.
• Proficient in Vivado (GUI and TCL), including design optimization and floor planning.
• Familiarity with timing analysis, timing closure, and design pipelining.
• Detailed understanding of FPGA design building blocks such as CDC, AXI, Wishbone, and arbitration logic.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and JTAG debuggers.
• Experience with FPGA-based DSP design, including FIR, IIR, and CIC filters.
• Proficiency in Git version control.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• MATLAB and/or Python for filter design and tool development.
• C++ programming experience.
• Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, and Bitbucket.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and development of logic designs in RTL for FPGAs.
• Apply engineering and DSP concepts to develop robust solutions.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams on interfaces and system performance.
• Develop verification test benches for logic design simulation.
• Estimate and validate software effort for program cost and schedule.
• Perform hardware design reviews and selects components for mission-critical systems.
• Design, develop, and maintain FPGA RTL logic designs.
• Develop robust technical solutions using engineering and DSP principles.
• Define interfaces, requirements, and system performance with cross-functional teams.
• Execute FPGA verification testbenches and supporting documentation.
• Support project planning through effort estimation and scope definition.
• Participate in design reviews, hardware evaluations, and system-level analyses.

Skills

Control systems knowledge

VHDL design

Xilinx Vivado

QuestaSim

Zynq UltraScale+

Vivado GUI/TCL

Timing analysis & closure

FPGA blocks: CDC/AXI/Wishbone/arbitr.

DSP design (FIR/IIR/CIC)

Git version control

MATLAB/Python for DSP

C++ programming

JIRA/Confluence/Bitbucket

Strong communication

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Mentor QuestaSim

Job description

Advanced Energy in Eden Prairie, MN is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to design and modify programmable logic and circuitry for electronic equipment. You will work on basic and applied R&D, developing new products and integrating hardware with software for mission-critical systems.

You will lead RTL/FPGA design efforts, verify via test benches, and collaborate with hardware and software teams to optimize interfaces and performance across the system.