FPGA Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Design and implement FPGA-based hardware and firmware to support real-time quantum communication experiments, scalable network control, and high-performance data acquisition. Work within an R&D team collaborating with technical staff and government researchers to advance next-generation quantum communication systems.

Experience Level

Mid-level. The posting requests demonstrated experience designing and developing FPGA-based systems; no explicit years-of-experience were specified.

Responsibilities

Develop, optimize, and maintain FPGA firmware, interfaces, and supporting documentation for quantum networking and data acquisition systems.

• Design, develop, and enhance FPGA-based controllers for real-time quantum communication systems.
• Improve firmware supporting classical communication protocols and optical phase stabilization.
• Implement firmware subsystems for evolving experimental hardware configurations.
• Design scalable data acquisition, analysis, and control architectures for quantum network nodes.
• Research, design, simulate, implement, and evaluate Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) architectures.
• Analyze FPGA resource utilization, timing performance, clocking, and system resolution; optimize for timing and synchronization.
• Develop and maintain PYNQ libraries and PL–PS interfaces on FPGA/MPSoC platforms.
• Create hardware schematics, Verilog modules, simulation environments, and technical documentation; prepare regular progress reports.
• Collaborate with government researchers and participate in technical meetings, workshops, and conferences.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for successful performance in the role.

• Must-have: Demonstrated experience designing and developing FPGA-based systems and embedded firmware.
• Must-have: Proficiency with Hardware Description Languages (Verilog and/or VHDL) and FPGA toolchains.
• Must-have: Experience with hardware/software integration and PL–PS interfaces on FPGA or MPSoC platforms.
• Must-have: Strong understanding of digital communications, communication systems, and signal-processing principles.
• Must-have: Experience performing hardware simulations, validation, and performance analysis; strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Must-have: Good written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and reports.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with PYNQ, Time-to-Digital Converters (TDC), optical phase stabilization, or quantum networking experiments.
• Nice-to-have: Prior experience in government or collaborative research environments.

Education Requirements

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related technical discipline.

About the Company

Company: Strativia

Strativia is a technology and engineering staffing and services firm that supports research and development programs, providing engineering talent and program support for areas such as FPGA/embedded systems and advanced communications.