FPGA Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Contract FPGA engineer responsible for RTL design, verification, hardware bring-up, and system integration for medical/healthcare electronics. Works with hardware, firmware and test teams to implement interfaces, control algorithms and to maintain regulatory-quality documentation.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include designing, implementing, verifying and integrating FPGA-based systems while ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality processes.

• Produce and analyze design requirements for FPGA implementations.
• Write and verify RTL (VHDL/Verilog); perform simulations and implementation.
• Perform pin assignment and maintain HW/SW interface documentation.
• Develop interface and control logic for serial buses (I2C, SPI, UART).
• Implement control algorithms for motor drivers and analog front-end circuits.
• Perform hardware bring-up, measurement and troubleshooting using lab instruments.
• Support firmware and system integration testing.
• Apply risk analysis, failure analysis and root-cause analysis as required.
• Ensure designs and documentation meet regulatory and QMS requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical results.

Requirements

Required technical skills and professional abilities.

• Proficient with FPGA design workflows and mainstream FPGA development tools.
• Strong RTL coding practices; experienced in both VHDL and Verilog.
• Experience developing embedded interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART).
• Solid electronics principles and schematic-design experience.
• Proficient with lab instruments for measurement and troubleshooting.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; self-motivated and able to act independently.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences

Recruitment and consulting group focused on healthcare and life sciences sectors, placing technical and engineering professionals (e.g., medical device, biotech) into contract and permanent roles.