Lead FPGA Engineer - Milpitas, CA, United States
$117,800 - $200,300 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 August 2026 by the employer.
This role involves FPGA development for high-performance imaging systems.
About the role
This role drives the development, test, and integration of complex Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) code for high-performance imaging systems.
What you'll do
- Drive the development, test, and integration of complex FPGA code independently.
- Actively participate in the subsystem integration process, collaborating with software and system teams.
- Write technical documentation for manufacturing and service.
What you'll need
- Familiarity with FPGA RTL code and related high-speed digital circuitry design and functions (10G Serdes, PCIe, DDR).
- Understanding of timing analysis, CDC analysis, and constraints at the PCB/FPGA interface.
- Experience with Xilinx/Altera FPGA RTL design using SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL, FPGA functional and constrained random simulation, and implementation.
- Firmware integration, debug, and system test experience with prototype PCB assemblies.
- Knowledge of electrical engineering principles, analog and digital mixed signal electronics design.
- Doctorate Degree and 0 years related work experience; Master's Level Degree and 3 years related work experience; or Bachelor's Level Degree and 5 years related work experience.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with current FPGA architecture.
- Experience on PCB board design and test.
- Familiarity with design tools such as Xilinx Vivado/ISE, Synplify synthesis, Questa/ModelSim, Python, MatLab, OrCAD.
This role has been open 73 days — well above the 61-day median for FPGA Design roles.
FPGA Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
103
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$163k
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| Metric | KLA Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (103 roles · 26 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 103 |
| Median days open | 48 d | 61 d (−13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $163k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Altera · 31 open roles · median 60 d
- AMD · 12 open roles · median 51 d
- Teradyne · 10 open roles · median 70 d
- Qualcomm · 8 open roles · median 42 d
- Microchip Technology · 6 open roles · median 93 d
- Infineon Technologies · 4 open roles · median 38 d
How we counted: 103 open FPGA Design (RTL Design) roles from 26 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.