Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer

Description

You will own FPGA prototyping and first-silicon bring-up for next-generation communications ASICs—acting as the bridge between ASIC design, firmware/software enablement, and system integration. The work spans the full silicon lifecycle, from pre-silicon FPGA platforms for early hardware/software integration through post-silicon debug, interface validation, and automated regression testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop FPGA-based prototypes to enable early ASIC integration, firmware development, and system validation.
• Build hardware platforms that allow software and firmware teams to develop before first silicon.
• Support first-silicon bring-up, debug, and functional validation.
• Develop automated validation infrastructure for silicon characterization and regression testing.
• Configure and validate digital interfaces including high-speed Ethernet SerDes, SPI, UART, GPIO, and other peripherals.
• Create FPGA-based traffic generators, protocol checkers, and test applications for interface validation.
• Debug issues across RTL, firmware, software, FPGA prototypes, and silicon using simulation and laboratory instrumentation.
• Collaborate with ASIC Design, Verification, Firmware, Software, Systems, and DFT teams to accelerate product development.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of FPGA development experience using Verilog/SystemVerilog and AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools.
• Strong understanding of ASIC development and digital system architecture.
• Experience with FPGA prototyping for ASIC development.
• Experience with firmware/software enablement and hardware bring-up.
• Strong hardware debugging skills using JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
• Python and scripting proficiency for automation and test infrastructure.

Benefits

• Base salary range: $120,000–$225,000 + equity
• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Additional perks