FPGA System Design Engineer

Job Title

FPGA System Design Engineer

Role Summary

Work with Aerospace, Defense, and Government (ADG) customers to architect, implement, optimize, and benchmark signal-processing and embedded computing solutions on Altera FPGA platforms.

The role involves customer-facing technical enablement, developing reference designs and benchmarks, and collaborating with internal FPGA tools and software teams to improve product capabilities.

Experience Level

Mid-level — typically requires 3+ years of FPGA design and algorithm implementation experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver production-quality FPGA system solutions and customer support for defense and aerospace applications.

• Design and implement FPGA solutions using RTL, DSP Builder, and embedded processors.
• Deploy and optimize DSP, communications, AI, and signal-processing algorithms on FPGA devices for strategic customers.
• Create benchmarks, proof-of-concept demos, reference designs, and system-level solutions that demonstrate FPGA performance.
• Analyze and optimize implementations for throughput, latency, power, and resource utilization.
• Support customer design activities: architecture reviews, debugging, performance tuning, and technical enablement.
• Collaborate with FPGA software/tools teams to capture requirements and influence tool/product features.
• Produce documentation, application notes, training materials, and best-practice guides.

Requirements

Must-have technical experience and constraints for the role.

• 3+ years of FPGA design and algorithm implementation experience.
• 2+ years of software development using C/C++.
• 1+ year of FPGA development experience using Verilog or VHDL.
• Strong understanding of digital logic design and FPGA development methodologies.
• Experience debugging and validating complex hardware/software systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance when required.

Nice-to-have technologies and domain experience:

• MATLAB/Simulink, CUDA, Quartus Prime, ModelSim/Questa.
• RTOS experience and embedded processor/SoC FPGA experience.
• Background in DSP, signal/image processing, wireless/communications, AI/deep learning, high-speed ADC/DAC, RF/SDR systems.
• Customer-facing communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree required in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline. Master's degree in a related field is preferred.

About the Company

Company: Altera

Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Altera provides leadership programmable solutions for applications ranging from cloud to edge, unveiling limitless AI possibilities. Their extensive product portfolio includes FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, and System on Modules aimed at accelerating innovation in various fields.