Advanced FPGA Firmware Developer (Adv Software Engineer) - Direct Hire
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ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:
- Be part of a team comprised of design, system engineering, and electrical engineering to develop embedded systems. Duties include:
- Architect, design, and document FPGA firmware hierarchies, components, interfaces, and data flows.
- Develop firmware in accordance with detailed designs descriptions.
- Simulate and test firmware components in preparation for integration.
- Define FPGA timing, pinout, and placement constraints.
- Review synthesis and timing reports, address issues.
- Integrate and test firmware on target hardware.
- Identify necessary schematic updates and hardware reworks to support design.
- Utilize FPGA tools and laboratory equipment for integration and debug.
- Document failures, identify root causes, implement fixes, and verify changes.
- Maintain configuration management documentation for the FPGA design.
Keys Skills:
- Experience implementing FPGA firmware including custom VHDL components containing state machines, synchronoasynchronous logic, processes, and external interfaces.
- Understanding of the underlying FPGA fabric the firmware utilizes.
- Experience working across cross-clock boundaries.
- Familiarity with Xilinx (AMD) and/or Altera (Intel) compiler, programming, and debug tools.
- Experience reviewing schematics, parts lists, and re-work documentation.
- Methodical problem-solving skills.
- Motivation to independently research and resolve issues.
- Strong written and oral communication skill.