FPGA ENGINEER

Position Title: FPGA Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract opportunity located in Sunnyvale, CA
Job Responsibilities:

• Have ownership of one or more FPGA bitstreams.
• Create and release FPGAs through the development phases of uArchitecture > RTL Design-Physical Implementation-Timing Closure Simulation Validation Lab Based Silicon Validation
• Collaborate with network communication system architects to define and design/implement/test/release/support networking functions targeted to FPGA technology
• Collaborate with Digital Communications/Networking system architects and design engineers to implement digital logic functions in FPGAs.
• Collaborate with system architects and design engineers to implement digital logic functions in FPGA prototypes to validate/tradeoff architecture & design alternatives
• Collaborate with systems architects, HW engineering design teams & FW/SW design teams to bring up and test systems combining FPGA, firmware, RF, and Networking functions.
• Drive tradeoff analysis to benefit customer experience and optimization of target technology resources for cost/size/power/performance/features

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, related discipline, or 7 + years of FPGA experience
• 5+ years of experience in FPGA design & implementation
• Experience with System Verliog RTL coding
• Experience in the design, test, delivery, support of multiple FPGAs shipping to customers
• Experience in writing test scripts (Python preferred) to validate FPGA images in HW.
• Experience with Xilinx/AMD (or Altera) FPGAs
• Experience with modern ASIC / FPGA design and verification tools
• Experience with uArchitecture, RTL coding, FPGA optimization for timing & power, simulation, and validation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with high speed networking, SerDes, 50G and 100G Ethernet.
• Experience developing python tests for both HW testsing and Cocotb simulation enviroments.
• Proven track record of successfully fielding and supporting FPGA and ASIC products
• Good analytical, problem solving and communication skills

Job Details:

• Contract
• Location: Sunnyvale, CA
• Pay Rate Range: $50 80/hr

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.