FPGA Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

The FPGA Engineer will design, implement, verify, and document FPGA solutions with a focus on video and signal-processing applications. The role covers the full development cycle and requires close collaboration with hardware and software teams to integrate FPGA logic into system-level products.

Experience Level

Mid-level - minimum 5 years of FPGA development experience required.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include design, verification, integration, and support of FPGA-based DSP and video processing systems.

• Design and implement digital signal processing algorithms (e.g., FIR/IIR filters) on FPGAs.
• Implement video/ISP pipelines including data conversion, filtering, and buffering.
• Integrate and verify third-party IP cores and develop glue logic between IP and system components.
• Create and maintain efficient FPGA architectures meeting performance, power, and resource constraints.
• Develop automation scripts for build, simulation, and verification flows.
• Perform timing closure and optimize designs for resource utilization and performance.
• Manage integration between FPGA logic and processing subsystems (FPGA SoC devices).
• Create and execute verification plans for custom logic and IP integrations.
• Use hardware debug tools (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes) to diagnose issues and support system-level testing.
• Produce technical documentation such as architecture specifications and design documents; collaborate with hardware and software teams.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience.

• Minimum 5 years of FPGA development experience.
• Strong proficiency in VHDL and Verilog.
• Proven experience implementing digital signal processing on FPGAs.
• Experience with FPGA timing closure and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with integrating third-party IP cores and SoC-level integration.
• Experience writing automation scripts for FPGA build, simulation, and verification.
• Practical hardware debugging experience using logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.

Nice-to-have:

• Prior experience with video/ISP processing pipelines and related IP.
• Experience with specific vendor toolchains or FPGA families (not specified in posting).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field from an accredited institution.

About the Company

Company: Professional Employment Group of Colorado

A staffing and recruiting firm specializing in placing engineering and technical professionals across industries. They connect employers with skilled candidates for contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire positions.