Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Role Summary

The Senior FPGA Design Engineer will design and deliver FPGA-based subsystems, contribute to board-level hardware and system architecture, and resolve high-speed interface and timing challenges. Work is focused on GPS-related products within a high-tech engineering team in Massachusetts.

This is a technical engineering role with responsibility across the FPGA development lifecycle: RTL design, verification, synthesis, timing closure, bring-up, and validation.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 5–10+ years of hands-on FPGA design and development experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include architecture, design, verification, and system integration of FPGA solutions.

• Develop RTL for FPGAs using VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog and maintain design repositories.
• Perform synthesis, timing analysis, and implement flows for Xilinx/Intel (Altera) devices and SoCs.
• Design and validate high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR4, Ethernet, SerDes, MIPI) and peripheral buses (SPI, I2C, UART, USB, RS232/485).
• Collaborate on board-level hardware design and system architecture to meet performance and timing constraints.
• Execute simulation, verification, and FPGA bring-up; diagnose and resolve hardware/software integration issues.
• Work with cross-functional teams (hardware, firmware, system engineers) and contribute to technical documentation.
• Mentor junior engineers and support design reviews and test planning.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, plus preferred additions.

• 5–10+ years of hands-on FPGA design and development experience (RTL, synthesis, timing closure, bring-up).
• Proven experience with VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Experience with Xilinx SoC FPGAs and toolchains (Vivado) and familiarity with Intel Quartus Prime or equivalent.
• Experience with high-speed circuit design and interfaces: DDR4, PCIe, SerDes, Ethernet, MIPI and common serial buses.
• Experience with FPGA simulation and synthesis tools (ModelSim, Vivado, Quartus, Lattice tools).
• Experience with ASIC or FPGA flows (Cadence or Synopsys exposure is a plus).
• Experience in safety-critical industries (defense, space, aerospace, military) is strongly preferred.
• US Citizenship is required; an active security clearance is a strong bonus.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

Standard benefits package including three weeks vacation, medical/dental/vision, paid life insurance, 401(k) match, and profit-sharing.

About the Company

Company: Owen Daniels

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