FPGA Engineer — Verilog / SystemVerilog & Embedded C

Job Title

FPGA Engineer — Verilog / SystemVerilog & Embedded C

Role Summary

Design and implement FPGA-based electronic systems for Electronic Safe and Arm Devices used in DoD weapon systems. Work on RTL architecture, embedded software, algorithm development, and verification within an engineering team.

Work involves safety- and mission-critical hardware and firmware development with an emphasis on quality, debugging, and verification.

Experience Level

Mid-level. The posting requests significant FPGA and embedded systems experience but does not specify required years.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include delivering FPGA designs, embedded firmware, and verification to meet requirements for defense hardware.

• Architect, design, and implement FPGA RTL using Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• Develop embedded software in C and C# for board-level functionality and control.
• Develop and optimize algorithms and digital signal/logic implementations.
• Analyze requirements and translate them into design, test, and verification plans.
• Debug hardware and firmware; perform root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and document designs and test results.
• Maintain product quality through established development and verification methodologies.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for immediate contribution; nice-to-have items listed separately.

• Must-have: Experience with Verilog and SystemVerilog for FPGA development.
• Proven FPGA design and digital design experience, including RTL development and synthesis flows.
• Embedded software development in C; experience with C# for tooling or host-side code.
• Experience with algorithm development and implementing algorithms in hardware.
• Strong debugging skills for both hardware and firmware; familiarity with lab bring-up and instrumentation.

• Nice-to-have: Experience developing safety-critical or defense-related hardware (DoD systems).
• Familiarity with hardware verification methodologies, CI/version control, and test automation.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

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.