Sr. FPGA Engineer

Job Title

Sr. FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Design, test, and integrate FPGA-based digital signal processing and control algorithms for RF transmitter systems. Work closely with hardware and software engineers through prototype development, system integration, and installation.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 8+ years of relevant FPGA/DSP engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical design, verification, and system integration of FPGA-based hardware and DSP algorithms.

• Define and document functional and system-level requirements.
• Design, simulate, and implement FPGA-based digital signal processing (including baseband processing).
• Design FPGA-based circuit card assemblies using schematic capture.
• Develop hardware prototypes; debug and test using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, logic analyzers, and similar instruments.
• Define and coordinate software tasks for hardware–software interfaces on FPGA cards.
• Design and implement chip-level and board-level test fixtures and test plans.
• Communicate technical status to project teams, management, and customers; report quality issues for corrective action.

Requirements

Key technical must-haves and preferred skills. Education degree details are summarized under Education Requirements below.

• Must be able to translate system-level requirements into FPGA architectures and solutions.
• Proficiency with Xilinx FPGA design flows (ISE and Vivado); VHDL design entry is essential.
• Experience with the full FPGA design flow: simulation, synthesis, implementation, and timing closure.
• Recent hands-on experience with Xilinx 7-series devices.
• Expertise in real-time DSP implementation on FPGAs: decimation/interpolation filters, fractional delay filters, asynchronous sample-rate conversion, NCO, Hilbert transforms, FFT, and waveform generation.
• Experience with FPGA hardware interfaces for RF sampling and waveform generation using A/D and D/A converters.
• Experience with version control systems and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience designing re-usable FPGA circuits and modules for multiple projects.
• Experience with high-speed memory and bus interfaces (PCIe, DDR3) and Linux host / PCIe endpoint interaction.
• Familiarity with digital signal processing hardware architectures and FMC-module interfacing to carrier cards.
• Familiarity with high-speed PCB layout considerations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
• Some travel is required.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with RF system design for high-power or high-speed time-based communications.
• MATLAB/Simulink modeling experience to convert high-level models to FPGA implementations.
• High-level programming in C and ability to write simple Linux test applications for FPGA verification.
• Practical understanding of time synchronization standards (e.g. IEEE-1588).

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering (specified). The posting requires 8+ years of relevant experience in addition to the degree.

About the Company

Company: OSI Systems

Headquarters: Hawthorne, CA, United States

OSI Systems designs and manufactures security and inspection systems, healthcare monitoring and diagnostic equipment, and optoelectronic components and electronic manufacturing services for defense, aerospace, medical, and industrial customers.