FPGA Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Designs, tests, and documents safety-critical hardware. Develops and supports FPGA/CPLD designs through all phases of design and system integration for high-reliability embedded aerospace and ground-vehicle systems.

Experience Level

Mid-level — approximately 5–10+ years of relevant circuit and FPGA/CPLD design experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include system-level FPGA development, verification, and hardware integration for safety-critical embedded systems.

• Architect and implement FPGA/CPLD designs using VHDL and SystemVerilog.
• Develop and maintain UVM test benches and verification environments.
• Perform hardware bring-up, functional testing, and system integration.
• Support timing, signal-integrity, and electrical-integrity analysis for FPGA integration into circuit card designs.
• Generate FPGA code from MATLAB/Simulink models and support the toolflow.
• Prepare design documentation and safety-critical artifacts; support DO-254 compliance activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and present technical results; travel up to 25%.

Requirements

Required skills and experience.

Must-have:

• 5–10+ years of circuit design experience with demonstrated HDL-based FPGA/CPLD design capability.
• Proficiency in VHDL and SystemVerilog; experience with UVM-based verification.
• Hands-on hardware build, test, and system integration experience.
• Knowledge of digital electronic devices and circuit design principles and experience integrating FPGAs into digital circuit cards.
• Experience using MATLAB and Simulink for auto-generation of FPGA code.
• Experience with aerospace safety processes; DO-254 experience for aerospace applications.
• Strong problem-solving, written and oral communication skills; able to work independently and in teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with Timing Designer, HyperLynx, or equivalent design/analysis tools.

Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) required.

About the Company

Company: Efficient Computer

Headquarters: Austin, TX, USA

Developer of ultra-low-power general-purpose processors using patented technology that can consume up to 100x less energy than comparable ultra-low-power processors. Their programmable platform supports standard high-level languages and AI/ML frameworks to enable long-lived, battery-powered edge devices and energy-efficient SoCs for IoT and edge AI applications.