Job Title: Digital Systems FPGA Engineer

Job Description

The Digital Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, testing, and integrating complex digital signal processing systems. This role involves collaboration with hardware and software engineers during test and integration phases, and requires providing design, documentation, implementation, and testing verification. This position reports to the Director of Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, and implement FPGA-based digital signal processing systems, including baseband signal processing.
• Design FPGA-based circuit card assemblies using schematic capture.
• Develop hardware prototypes and perform debugging and testing using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, logic analyzers, etc.
• Define and coordinate software tasks related to hardware-software interfaces within FPGA-based circuit card assemblies.
• Manage responsibilities independently, including software and FPGA-based development planning and task assignments per project requirements.
  
  

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems or Engineering.
• Proficiency with Xilinx FPGA design flows using both ISE and Vivado. VHDL design entry is essential.
• Experience with the full development cycle of FPGA design, including simulation, synthesis, implementation, and timing closure.
• Expertise in FPGA-based real-time DSP implementation, including decimation/interpolation filters, fractional delay filters, asynchronous sample rate conversion, NCO, FFT, and waveform generation.
• Experience with FPGA hardware interfaces related to RF sampling and waveform generation using A/D and D/A converters.
• Strong understanding of software and hardware interaction, such as Linux host/PCIe endpoint.
• Understanding of digital signal processing hardware architectures, preferably FMC module interfacing to FPGA-based carrier card assemblies.
• Familiarity with high-speed PCB board layout.
  
  

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with project teams, management, and customers.
• US citizenship required and ability to be approved for clearance within one year.
• Some travel may be required.
• Experience with RF system design, specifically high power and/or high-speed, time-based communication transmissions.
• Matlab/Simulink modeling of signal processing systems, with the ability to convert high-level models to FPGA implementations.
• High-level programming skills (C) and ability to write simple software applications for FPGA test purposes in a Linux environment.
• Practical understanding of time synchronization standards (e.g., IEEE-1588).
• Verilog experience is a plus.
• Prior RF experience is desirable.
  
  

Work Environment

The position is based in an office environment, working closely with a hardware engineering team. The team includes five members with a focus on implementing defined FPGA needs. The role requires individuals who can define what needs to be implemented, rather than just executing predefined tasks. This environment values thinkers who can translate systems requirements into FPGA implementations. The dress code is business casual.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $190000.00/yr.

Requirements

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
  
  

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in DALLAS,TX.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 12, 2025.

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