Senior FPGA Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Design and implement FPGA logic for high-speed signal and measurement applications as part of the Beaverton, OR engineering team. Deliver FPGA-based subsystems that characterize and verify devices, interconnects, and optical/electrical systems while collaborating with product, test, and vendor partners.

Experience Level

Senior — minimum 5+ years of FPGA design experience; 10+ years preferred for more advanced responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Primary duties include architecture, implementation, verification, and cross-team coordination to deliver FPGA-enabled measurement products.

• Architect and implement FPGA logic for high-speed signal and measurement systems.
• Design and verify subsystems that characterize devices, interconnects, and optical/electrical systems.
• Gather and translate customer requirements into technical solutions.
• Plan and meet schedules; identify project risks and recommend mitigations.
• Follow Agile development processes and participate in peer review and peer testing.
• Drive engineering process improvements to increase quality and efficiency.
• Conduct feasibility research for new products or product features and maintain knowledge of FPGA tools and industry trends.

Requirements

Must-have skills are listed first; preferred skills follow.

• Must-have: 5+ years of FPGA design experience working with chip vendors, EDA tool vendors, manufacturers, or system integrators.
• Must-have: Proficient in Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
• Must-have: Solid application of electrical engineering principles used in electronic product design.
• Must-have: Strong verbal and written communication, collaboration, analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Preferred: Experience with Intel and Xilinx FPGA architectures and toolchains.
• Preferred: FPGA verification experience with UVM.
• Preferred: Experience with embedded software (C/C++) and scripting languages (TCL, Python).
• Preferred: Understanding of serial data link protocols and DSP concepts (Fourier transforms, aliasing, decimation/interpolation).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering required. Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering preferred. No equivalent-experience language or certification requirements specified in the source.

About the Company

Company: Tektronix

Headquarters: Beaverton, OR, United States

Tektronix designs and manufactures electronic test and measurement equipment—oscilloscopes, signal generators, analyzers and related software—serving customers in telecommunications, aerospace, semiconductor and electronics industries.