Staff FPGA Digital Design Engineer

Job Title

Staff FPGA Digital Design Engineer

Role Summary

Design and deliver high-speed FPGA-based digital systems for Communications Test & Measurement products. Work on architecture, implementation, verification, and integration of FPGA designs targeting high-speed Ethernet and optical interfaces.

Experience Level

Senior — requires a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Primary duties focus on FPGA architecture, implementation, verification, and cross-disciplinary integration.

• Architect and implement high-speed FPGA designs using RTL languages and modern tool flows.
• Develop and execute simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and verification strategies.
• Integrate FPGA logic with transceivers, hard IP, PLLs, PCIe, and optical modules (SFP/QSFP).
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and system teams to deliver production-quality products.
• Maintain documentation, version control, and design reviews; deliver timely and accurate results.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and tools; items labeled as "desired" are nice-to-have.

• Proven experience with high-speed FPGA design using Verilog/SystemVerilog or VHDL.
• Working knowledge of Ethernet (10M up to 1.6T) and IP protocols.
• Experience with AMD (Xilinx) or Intel (Altera) FPGAs and vendor implementation tools.
• Experience with FPGA simulation tools (e.g., Siemens Questa, Aldec Riviera) and verification flows.
• Version control experience (Git or similar).
• Experience with transceivers, hard IP blocks, and PLLs (desired).
• Familiarity with optical interfaces and modules (SFP, QSFP) (desired).
• Familiarity with VLANs, MPLS, VPLS, and voice/video over IP (VoIP, IPTV) (desired).
• Background in general-purpose microprocessor and DSP systems, PCIe, high-speed digital board design, analog signal conditioning is a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
• Experience using generative AI tools to assist FPGA design is noted.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. The role specifies a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

About the Company

Company: Viavi Solutions

Headquarters: San Jose, CA, United States

Viavi Solutions provides network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud and enterprise customers and develops light-management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting and optical applications. The company builds instruments, systems and software to help manage network lifecycles and optical technologies globally.