FPGA Design / Development Engineer (Onsite)

Please note this is a 5-6 months contract position. This position is onsite in Santa Clara, CA.

Required Skills and Experience

• 4+ years of hands-on FPGA design and development experience
• Strong understanding of digital logic, timing analysis, and debugging
• Proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog
• Experience with FPGA toolchains such as Xilinx Vivado, Lattice Diamond, or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related scientific field
• Robotics design exposure
• Strong collaboration and communication skill

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Prior experience in medical devices, robotics, or safety-critical systems
• Exposure to regulated environments such as FDA, IEC, or ISO
• End-to-end FPGA ownership from architecture through validation
• Experience debugging real hardware issues beyond simulation
• Familiarity with high-speed protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, or Aurora
• Experience using simulation, verification, and hardware debug tools (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes)
• Cross-functional collaboration with mechanical, systems, or clinical teams

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, optimize, and maintain FPGA RTL using Verilog/SystemVerilog and/or VHDL
• Support the full FPGA development lifecycle, including synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and bitstream generation
• Perform functional simulation, verification, and system-level debugging
• Support board bring-up, testing, integration, and validation
• Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, software, and systems engineering teams
• Document design decisions, test results, and process improvements
• Participate in design reviews and regulated development activities