Senior Staff FPGA Engineer

Epiq Solutions; Rolling Meadows (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation policy

Sabbatical

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Wellness reimbursement

Charitable giving match

Competitive salary

Job summary

Epiq Solutions in Rolling Meadows, IL is seeking a Senior Staff Digital Design (FPGA) Engineer to design, implement, and optimize FPGA solutions critical to our SDR products and overall performance.

You will collaborate with hardware, software, and systems teams, mentor junior staff, and develop verification environments while driving architectural decisions and ensuring project milestones are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree required in EE/CE/CS.
• 7+ years of FPGA design experience.
• Experience with AMD FPGAs and SoCs (Artix, Kintex, Zynq MPSoC, Versal).
• Proficient with HDL-based design, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex FPGA designs from requirements through verification.
• Optimize FPGA designs for performance, area, power, and cost.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers on board interfaces and integration.
• Develop and maintain FPGA design documentation and test plans.
• Mentor junior staff and promote RTL best practices.
• Develop verification environments using self-checking testbenches.
• Interface with customers to gather requirements and provide technical support.

Skills

HDL Proficiency

Verilog/VHDL

FPGA design leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

Vivado

Vitis

Git

SVN

Job description

Onsite or Remote

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Epiq Solutions develops cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime, land, air, and space domains. With 15 years serving government and commercial enterprise customers and 25K+ devices fielded to date, Epiq Solutions is a trusted partner with a proven heritage of delivering open architecture products in radically small form factors where time-to-market, cost, and performance are critical for mission success.

For more information, visit https://epiqsolutions.com

JOB OPENING

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Staff Digital Design (FPGA) Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, implementing, and optimizing field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions that are critical to our product's performance and success.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement complex FPGA designs including requirements analysis, specification, RTL coding, simulation, and verification.
• Optimize FPGA designs for performance, resource utilization, power, and cost.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to define board-level interfaces and ensure the successful integration of FPGA designs.
• Develop and maintain FPGA design documentation, including design specifications, test plans, and user guides.
• Participate in code reviews and promote best practices in RTL coding and design.
• Develop FPGA verification environments using self-checking testbenches and advanced verification methodologies.
• Debug and troubleshoot FPGA designs at both the hardware and system level.
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the development of system-level solutions.
• Maintain knowledge of the latest FPGA technologies and best practices to ensure designs are up-to-date and efficient.
• Support the creation of project timelines and milestones, ensuring FPGA design tasks meet project deadlines.
• Interface with customers and stakeholders to gather requirements and provide technical support as needed.
• Continuously improve the FPGA development process, proposing and implementing design and verification flow enhancements.
• Mentor and coach junior staff on FPGA design techniques and industry standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including software, mechanical, and systems engineering to deliver high-quality of products.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in FPGA design and development
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams (software, hardware, and mechanical engineers) to integrate and debug systems
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Proficiency in hardware description languages (HDLs), such as VHDL or Verilog
• Deep understanding of the FPGA implementation process including synthesis, place and route, and timing closure
• Knowledge and understanding of RF digital signal processing (DSP) techniques and implementation on FPGAs
• Experience with AMD FPGAs and SoC’s (Artix, Kintex, Zynq MPSoC, Versal) and AMD adaptive computing design implementation and verification tools (Vivado, Vitis)
• Understanding of high-speed communication protocols and interfaces such as PCIe, Gigabit Ethernet, JESD204B/C, DDR, etc.
• Strong background in electronics and circuit design, including schematic entry and PCB layout, and power considerations for FPGAs
• Experience with version control systems, like Git or SVN
• Eligibility to work on Federal contracts which require US Citizenship

BENEFITS

• Join a successful and growing company investing in our future success
• Generous vacation policy
• Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
• 401(k) matching
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness reimbursement
• Charitable giving company match
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance
• Fun, laid-back culture and rewarding work!

Epiq Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.