Senior FPGA & SWIR Imaging Systems Engineer

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Senior FPGA & Imaging Systems Engineer to join a small, agile SWIR imaging team.

You will work on high-speed digital hardware and FPGA-based image acquisition and processing for industrial, scientific, aerospace, and machine vision applications. The role involves Verilog/VHDL development, DDR3/DDR4 interfaces, SERDES, embedded C/C++, and close collaboration with sensor, firmware, software, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years in high-speed digital circuit design.
• Minimum 5 years FPGA hardware design with Verilog/VHDL.
• Experience with DDR3/DDR4 memory interfaces.
• Experience with high-speed SERDES interfaces.
• Embedded software experience in C/C++ (3+ years).
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident due to ITAR.

Responsibilities

• Design high-speed digital hardware for advanced SWIR imaging systems.
• Architect and implement FPGA-based image acquisition, processing, and control.
• Develop FPGA code using Verilog and/or VHDL.
• Design DDR3/DDR4 memory interfaces up to 800 MHz.
• Implement and debug high-speed SERDES interfaces up to 700 Mbps.
• Design FPGA power delivery and supporting power supply circuitry.
• Develop real-time image processing pipelines within FPGA architectures.
• Develop and maintain embedded software in C and/or C++.
• Integrate ADCs, DACs, sensors, and peripherals via I2C, SPI, and related interfaces.
• Perform system integration, hardware bring-up, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Create and review schematics and perform PCB layout support as needed.

Skills

Verilog

VHDL

FPGA design

DDR3/DDR4

SERDES

Embedded C/C++

I2C/SPI

Laboratory debugging

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

PCB Layout Tools

Schematic capture

Job description

Acara Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Senior FPGA & Imaging Systems Engineer to join a small, agile SWIR imaging team.

You will work on high-speed digital hardware and FPGA-based image acquisition and processing for industrial, scientific, aerospace, and machine vision applications. The role involves Verilog/VHDL development, DDR3/DDR4 interfaces, SERDES, embedded C/C++, and close collaboration with sensor, firmware, software, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers.