Senior Staff FPGA Engineer

Epiq Solutions; Rolling Meadows (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Generous vacation policy

Paid sabbatical every five years

401(k) matching

Health, dental, vision insurance

Life and long-term disability保险

Employee assistance program

Wellness reimbursement

Charitable giving company match

Competitive salary commensurate with经验

Fun, laid-back culture and rewarding工作

Job summary

Epiq Solutions in Rolling Meadows, IL is seeking a Senior Staff Digital Design (FPGA) Engineer to design and optimize advanced FPGA solutions for SDR products. You will work across hardware, software, and systems teams to deliver high-performance, cost-effective designs.

The role requires 7+ years of FPGA experience, strong HDL skills, and familiarity with AMD FPGAs/SoCs and Vivado/Vitis. Onsite at Rolling Meadows with optional remote collaboration and flexible hours.

Qualifications

• 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 to integrate and debug systems
• Proficiency in hardware description languages (HDLs) such as VHDL or Verilog
• Deep understanding of FPGA implementation: synthesis, place&route, timing closure
• Knowledge of RF DSP techniques and FPGA implementation
• Experience with AMD FPGAs/SoCs (Artix, Kintex, Zynq MPSoC, Versal) and Vivado/Vitis
• Understanding of high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Gigabit Ethernet, JESD204B/C, DDR)
• Strong electronics background: schematic, PCB layout, power for FPGAs
• Version control experience (Git/SVN) and US Citizenship eligibility for Federal contracts

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex FPGA designs from requirements to RTL, simulation, and verification
• Optimize FPGA designs for performance, resource use, power, and cost
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to define board interfaces for integration
• Develop and maintain FPGA design documentation: specs, test plans, guides
• Lead code reviews and promote best practices in RTL coding
• Create FPGA verification environments with self-checking testbenches
• Debug FPGA designs at hardware and system level
• Participate in architectural discussions for system-level solutions
• Keep up-to-date with FPGA technologies and best practices
• Assist in project timeline planning and milestone tracking
• Interface with customers/stakeholders for requirements and support
• Improve FPGA development processes and verification flow
• Mentor junior staff on FPGA techniques and standards
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, and systems teams to deliver high-quality products

Skills

FPGA design

HDL: VHDL/Verilog

Synthesis & place-and-route

RF DSP techniques

AMD FPGAs & SoCs

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Troubleshooting hardware

Education

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

Tools

Vivado

Vitis

AMD design tools

Job description

Rolling Meadows, IL Onsite or Remote

Senior Staff Digital Design (FPGA) Engineer

Rolling Meadows, IL

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. If you have a passion for hardware development and a record of excellence in FPGA design, we invite you to apply and help shape the future of our innovative technology.

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
• Flexible work hours
• Generous vacation policy
• Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
• 401(k) matching
• Health, dental, vision insurance
• 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.