FPGA Implementation Engineer (JR)

Originally posted 3 November 2026 by the employer.

About the role

As an FPGA Implementation Engineer in the mixed-signal audio development team, you will perform the synthesis of ASIC designs onto FPGA platforms and ensure design quality. You will work on complex FPGA prototyping systems and help improve prototyping methodology across the division.

What you'll do

• Deliver FPGA platforms to internal groups to enable software development and pre-silicon hardware-software validation.
• Port ASIC-specific code and models into FPGA-friendly models.
• Perform FPGA synthesis, implementation, and Static Timing Analysis for complex ASIC designs.
• Define, develop, and maintain functional tests and smoke tests to verify FPGA builds prior to distribution.
• Test digital chip RTL from a user perspective on FPGA platforms.
• Design and implement equivalent analog models to model the final ASIC analog front end, introducing model-based designing methods using Simulink or Matlab.

What you'll need

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar field and 3+ years of directly related experience.
• Experience using FPGAs and an understanding of how FPGA design differs from ASIC design.
• Knowledge of Verilog, System Verilog, and digital design concepts.
• Verification and validation techniques and methodologies, with debugging skills.
• Familiarity with on-chip bus protocols such as AMBA (AXI, AHB, APB) and communication protocols including SPI, I2C, I2S, and UART.
• Experience with scripting for hardware development using Python or Tcl.

Nice to have

• Experience in FPGA flows including Synthesis, Place & Route, and Timing closure, with emphasis on Synopsys Synplify and Xilinx Vivado.
• Understanding of FPGA primitives such as memories, I/O pads, BUFG, and MMCMs.
• Experience with Object-oriented programming (OOP) in Python.
• Experience with floorplanning and advanced timing closure techniques.
• Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, and logic analyzers.

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