Senior Hardware (FPGA) Engineer

Job Title

Senior Hardware (FPGA) Engineer

Role Summary

Join a multi-disciplinary engineering team responsible for FPGA designs in a distributed embedded system that includes machine vision, cameras, laser drivers, high-speed communications, and image processing.

Accountable for the full FPGA development lifecycle: architecture, RTL design, simulation, verification, release, and ongoing support.

Experience Level

Senior — minimum 5+ years of relevant FPGA or ASIC digital-logic design and verification experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include architecture, RTL design, verification, and cross-team integration.

• Lead design and implementation of high-performance RTL using VHDL, Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• Define FPGA architecture and micro-architecture from system-level requirements.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to define HW/SW interfaces and memory maps.
• Select FPGA vendors and device families based on project requirements.
• Develop and maintain self-checking testbenches (SystemVerilog/UVM or VHDL/OSVVM) and constrained-random tests.
• Analyze component and FPGA datasheets to verify timing, voltage, and power compatibility.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
• Conduct feasibility studies for new features and platforms; resolve vendor/tool issues and manage IP cores.
• Provide release support and troubleshooting for FPGA implementations in the field.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience.

• 5+ years designing and testing digital logic for FPGA or ASIC-based systems.
• Hands-on experience with VHDL and/or Verilog for complex designs with multiple clock domains and high-speed interfaces (LVDS, PCIe, memories, MIPI, multi-gigabit transceivers).
• Experience developing self-verifying simulation environments and verification techniques.
• Strong debugging skills for logic, timing, implementation, and synchronization issues.
• Experience using hardware debugging tools (logic analyzers, Chipscope/ILA).
• Ability to translate high-level requirements into architectures considering resources, power, performance, maintainability, and partitioning between hardware and software.
• Proven ability to work in small teams and deliver documented designs on schedule.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with Xilinx Zynq7K/MP, AXI, Vivado, Xilinx ISE, or vendor SoC platforms (Intel, Lattice).
• Familiarity with image processing, machine vision, or AI tools.
• Experience with soft-core CPUs (MicroBlaze), SystemC, UVM, TCL, C/C++, oscilloscopes, and advanced debugging equipment.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required. A P.Eng. designation or progress toward it is desirable.

About the Company

Company: LMI Technologies

Headquarters: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

LMI Technologies designs and manufactures 3D machine vision hardware and software, including the Gocator line of 3D smart sensors, for industrial inspection, automation, and metrology applications.