FPGA Engineer (Contract Hardware Engineer, Mid)

Job Title

FPGA Engineer (Contract Hardware Engineer, Mid)

Role Summary

Contract role for on-site FPGA prototyping and post-silicon validation on a 12-month assignment in Mountain View, CA. The engineer will own FPGA prototyping platforms, develop firmware-style tests and tooling, and drive lab bring-up and debug of silicon and platform issues.

Experience Level

Senior — approximately 7 years of relevant experience expected.

Responsibilities

The engineer will develop test firmware and tooling, maintain FPGA prototyping platforms, and lead post-silicon bring-up and debug.

• Develop C/C++ bare-metal and firmware-style test content and low-level drivers for subsystems and SoCs, including self-checking tests.
• Extend compile/build flows to support firmware-style tests and test automation.
• Own FPGA prototyping platforms (e.g., HAPS or Xilinx): create board images, bit files, and stable releases for firmware teams.
• Design custom FPGA RTL for protocol interfaces and feature enablement as required.
• Develop and extend Python-based tooling to interface with FPGA platforms and parse logs/data.
• Perform hardware debug in the lab using JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters.
• Drive post-silicon bring-up and validation: run validation suites, meet bring-up exit criteria, and debug boot/platform/connectivity issues.
• Root-cause failing post-silicon tests, analyze scan dumps, coordinate cross-team debug, and implement fixes.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for successful execution of the role.

• Proven experience developing C/C++ test content for subsystem and SoC verification (bare-metal and firmware-style tests).
• Hands-on experience bringing up and maintaining FPGA prototyping or emulation platforms (e.g., HAPS, Xilinx), including board images and platform tooling.
• Practical hardware debug skills using JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters.
• Experience with post-silicon verification and bring-up: test planning, test development, failure debug, and coverage signoff.
• Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages (Perl, Ruby) for automation, build flows, and data parsing.
• Working knowledge of SystemVerilog testbenches and verification/testbench architecture.
• Familiarity with industry protocols such as AMBA (AXI/AHB/APB), JTAG, SPI, I2C/I3C, and USB.
• Strong understanding of silicon and computer architecture and experience collaborating across architecture, design, firmware, and validation teams.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Arrow Electronics

Headquarters: Centennial, Colorado, United States

Global technology solutions provider and distributor of electronic components, software and services. Serves commercial and industrial markets with design engineering, product realization, supply chain and IoT solutions; parent company of eInfochips.