Sr. Applications Engineer

Achronix Semiconductor Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, CA is hiring a Sr. Applications Engineer. The role involves working with customers to resolve technical issues, creating demo designs, and collaborating with engineering teams. Candidates should have a strong understanding of FPGA architecture, problem-solving skills, and experience in FPGA applications. This position offers an opportunity to work closely with both hardware and software engineers.

Qualifications

• Systems-level thinker who excels in problem-solving.
• Experience in FPGA and ASIC applications or verification roles.
• Ability to work in lab settings with test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Provide worldwide customer support for technical issues.
• Create reference designs and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams for product planning.
• Support FPGA bring-up and troubleshooting.

Skills

Strong problem solving skills

Familiarity with Verilog

Strong logic design and verification background

Good communication and writing skills

Knowledge of timing constraints

Understanding of FPGA architecture

Experience with memory interfaces (DDR4)

Experience with SerDes and protocol IP

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in EE or CE

1-5 years experience with FPGAs/ASICs

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Function generators

Logic analyzers

Job description

Achronix Semiconductor Corporation is a fabless semiconductor corporation based in Santa Clara, California, offering high-performance FPGA solutions. Achronix is the only supplier to have both high-performance and high-density standalone FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) solutions in high-volume production. Achronix's FPGA and eFPGA IP offerings are further enhanced by ready-to-use PCIe accelerator cards targeting AI, ML, networking and data center applications. All of Achronix's products are supported by best-in-class EDA software tools.

We’re hiring a Sr. Applications Engineer. If you're a systems-level thinker who thrives on solving gnarly design challenges at a fast pace, collaborating with software and hardware engineers, and helping world-class customers push programmable silicon to the limits —this is your next big move. Report directly to the VP, Software & Applications Engineering!

Job Description/Responsibilities

• Provide support to customers worldwide, to resolve challenging technical issues and ensure successful integration of Achronix programmable logic solutions.
• Create reference/demo designs, other technical collateral like user guides and application notes to showcase and document FPGA features to customers.
• Work closely with engineering teams to drive product planning and implementation efforts.
• Work with Applications and System Engineering teams for FPGA bring-up, validation, and troubleshooting system-level tools.
• Provide on-site support to customers as needed, for issues ranging from software set-up to benchmarking and silicon characterization.

Required Skills

• Strong problem solving skills - this is a prerequisite to be successful in this position
• Familiarity with Verilog, System Verilog and VHDL
• Strong logic design and verification background
• Good communication and writing skills with ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of timing constraints and Static timing analysis
• Understanding of FPGA/programmable logic architecture and design flows
• Some experience with memory interfaces such as DDR4
• Some experience with SerDes and protocol IP such as PCIe, Interlaken, and 10G/40G/100G/400G Ethernet

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in EE, CE or equivalent work experience
• One to five years experience working with FPGAs and/or ASICs in an applications, system-level, design, or verification role
• Ability to work in the lab with test equipment (oscilloscopes, function generators, logic analyzers, etc.) is a plus.

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