Senior FPGA Imaging Engineer

KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical / Dental / Vision

3 weeks vacation accrual

Paid holidays

Parental leave

401(k) matching

Flexible Spending Accounts

HSA Savings Accounts

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG in Goleta, CA, seeks an experienced FPGA Design Engineer III to design, verify, and integrate FPGA-based imaging solutions for next-generation medical video camera systems.

You will contribute to system architecture across FPGA, embedded processors, GPU/edge computing, and AI-enabled image processing. The role emphasizes leadership in development processes, collaboration with hardware, software, and image processing teams, and adherence to regulatory requirements in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years FPGA design experience with Bachelor's, or 3+ years with Master's.
• Experience creating simulation and verification environments for FPGA designs.
• Advanced troubleshooting across FPGA, hardware, and embedded software.
• Experience architecting FPGA designs to meet complex system requirements.
• Understanding of FPGA architectures and toolchains.
• Experience improving FPGA design methodologies and processes.
• Strong technical writing skills for clear requirements and designs.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools to improve development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, integrate, and verify FPGA-based imaging solutions.
• Develop synthesizable Verilog/SystemVerilog code for FPGA implementations.
• Create simulation and verification environments for FPGA designs.
• Analyze and decompose FPGA and system requirements; contribute to system architecture.
• Lead FPGA architecture improvements and development process enhancements.
• Evaluate FPGA devices and supporting components to meet performance.

Skills

FPGA design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Debugging

Technical leadership

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's in EE/CE or related

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Verilog/SystemVerilog HDL

GPU/edge AI tools

AI-assisted dev tools

Job description

KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG in Goleta, CA, seeks an experienced FPGA Design Engineer III to design, verify, and integrate FPGA-based imaging solutions for next-generation medical video camera systems.

You will contribute to system architecture across FPGA, embedded processors, GPU/edge computing, and AI-enabled image processing. The role emphasizes leadership in development processes, collaboration with hardware, software, and image processing teams, and adherence to regulatory requirements in a