Electrical Engineer - FPGA Designer 2 Openings

Electrical Engineer - FPGA Designer 2 Openings-possess or have the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance

Responsibilities:

Utilize thorough understanding of FPGA design process including requirements generation, preliminary design, peer reviews, detailed design, test plan generation, and integration and test.

Understand the requirements and architect of HW/FW/SW protocol and subsystem communication bus protocol

Solid understanding with fixed-point digital math functions, linear algebra, basic geometry, floating point data structures

High level knowledge of an image or video compression technique (i.e. JPEG, MPEG2, H.264, etc)

Two dimensional convolution and image processing filters (i.e. Gaussian blur)

Commercial digital or analog video buses DVI, VGA, NTSC, Displayport, etc

Utilize solid understanding of basic digital logic design concepts (understanding how VHDL code translates into logic primitives within an

FPGA); detailed understanding of all of the architectural elements within Xilinx FPGA

Signal processing concepts and ability to architect signal processing firmware

Understanding of static timing analysis and the process by which timing closure is achieved in a design

Utilize the Vivado or Quartus tool suite used to generate FPGA designs

Working with Cadence Incisive Enterprise Simulator, Subversion, Python or Perl

Integrating with HW/software and supporting the complete testing and qualification of the deliverable system

Qualifications:

BS Degree in electrical/computer engineering

10+ years of related experience (or 8+ years of related experience with a Master's degree)

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to obtain TS SCI Secret security clearance

Experience with Avionics designs

Experience with high speed memory interfaces (DDRx)

Experience with high speed serial protocols (PCI Express, SRIO, Ethernet)

Experience designing with Northwest Logic Gen 3 PCIe and 3rd Party DDR3 cores

Basic knowledge of computer network protocols

Understanding and exposure to Fiber Optics and Fibre channel Network Protocols

Experience designing 10G Ethernet based Network Interface Designs or 10G Ethernet Switch designs

Experience designing and understanding of IPV4 or IPV6

Ability to write C++ and use Microsoft Visual Studio

Ability to write Linux drivers

Must be able to work with the System Engineer and flow system specifications down to the FW/SW specifications

Ability to work in a team environment and negotiate solutions with Hardware / Software Engineering and Systems Engineering is desired

Ability to work independently and has strong technical leadership to lead a team of designers in generating the firmware design solutions

Security Clearance:

This position requires the candidate to possess or have the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance. In order to obtain a clearance

you need to be a US Citizen and show proof of citizenship.

Skills and Certifications required

High Speed Design

Full-time Benefits - Full

Relocation Assistance Available - Yes

Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes

7+ to 10 years experience

Seniority Level

Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Willingness to Travel - Occasionally