Senior Staff FPGA Engineer — Remote SDR Innovator

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

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.