Senior SWIR Imaging & FPGA Engineer

onsemi; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

onsemi's SWIR camera division in North Carolina seeks a highly skilled engineer to design high-speed digital hardware and FPGA-based image acquisition systems. You will bridge FPGA, embedded software, and analog/DSP aspects, moving concepts to production with a small, agile team.

Ideal candidates hold a Master’s or Ph.D. in ECE, have strong Verilog/VHDL, DDR3/DDR4, SERDES, and hands-on lab experience, and are US citizens or permanent residents.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• Strong experience in high-speed digital circuit design.
• FPGA hardware design experience.
• Proficiency in Verilog and/or VHDL.
• Experience with DDR3/DDR4 memory interfaces.
• Experience with high-speed serial interfaces (SERDES).
• Embedded processor hardware design experience.
• Embedded software development in C/C++.
• Experience interfacing ADCs/DACs using I2C/SPI.
• Strong debugging and lab troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to contribute across multiple engineering disciplines.
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident.

Responsibilities

• Design high-speed digital hardware for SWIR imaging systems.
• Architect FPGA-based image acquisition, processing, and control.
• Develop FPGA code using Verilog and/or VHDL.
• Design/validate 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 circuitry.
• Develop real-time image processing pipelines in FPGA.
• Design embedded processor hardware and supporting circuitry.
• Develop embedded software in C/C++.
• Integrate sensors and peripherals via I2C, SPI.
• System integration, bring-up, debugging, and optimization.
• Create/review schematics; assist PCB layout as needed.
• Collaborate with sensor, firmware, software, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers.

Skills

High-speed digital

FPGA design

Verilog

VHDL

Embedded C/C++

DDR3/DDR4

SERDES

I2C/SPI

Lab debugging

Team collaboration

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

DDR3/DDR4 interfaces

SERDES protocols

PCB layout support

Job description

onsemi's SWIR camera division in North Carolina seeks a highly skilled engineer to design high-speed digital hardware and FPGA-based image acquisition systems. You will bridge FPGA, embedded software, and analog/DSP aspects, moving concepts to production with a small, agile team.

Ideal candidates hold a Master’s or Ph.D. in ECE, have strong Verilog/VHDL, DDR3/DDR4, SERDES, and hands-on lab experience, and are US citizens or permanent residents.