FPGA Engineer

Associates Systems
  • Maryland
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    FPGA Engineer
    • 3+ years of experience developing SDR solutions (Software Defined Radio)
    • Linux experience
    • VHDL programming experience 
    • FPGA Toolchains (Vivado or Quartus) expérience
    • Basic Git, SVN, or Mercurial experience for version control
    • Active Secret Clearance (Top Secret/SCI a plus)
    • Strong written and spoken communication skills with the ability to discuss complex topics in detail
    Pluses
    • BS or MS in Electrical, Computer Engineering or related Science, Engineering, Technology, Mathematics Field
    • RF communications experience
    • Ability to work with RF test equipment: Spectrum Analyzer, RSA, Vector Waveform Generator
    • Beginner/Intermediate experience with C, Python
    • Intermediate/Advanced experience in VHDL
    • Experience with FPGA software debugging tools using JTAG (ChipScope or SignalTap)
     
    • Research:
      • Conduct research on signal processing techniques, communication protocols, and hardware design methodologies.
      • Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in FPGA and SDR technologies to inform design decisions and improve system performance.
     
    • Design:
      • Develop high-level architectures and create internal design documents to guide the engineering process and testing.
      • Research and implement algorithms to meet system requirements, using appropriate tools and methodologies.
      • Collaborate with team members to gather requirements and translate them into a working design.
    • Development:
      • Write and optimize VHDL/Verilog code, leveraging internal libraries or creating custom components and finite state machines (FSMs).
      • Develop software applications to support FPGA/SDR functionality, including configuration, control, and data processing.
      • Ensure compliance with team’s coding standards and best practices.
    • Simulation and Testing:
      • Debug, test, and optimize designs across various environments to ensure functionality and performance by simulating and deploying designs to hardware.
      • Collaborate with field engineers to support final testing and validation efforts.

    Salary range of $130-$180k Depending on experience and fit

    Summary of Coverage
    • Paid Leave - Four weeks of PTO (vacation/sick time)
    • 100% Employer-paid premiums for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug plans
    • Employer funded HRA ($2K single/$4K family)
    • Employer-paid Life Insurance ($100K)
    • Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans
    • Paid Holidays (11 per year)
    • 401K Plan (contributions matched up to 4% of salary, immediately vested)
    • Bonus Plan (historically paid at least once per year)
    • Employee Referral Bonus Plan
    • Employee Tuition Reimbursement Plan

     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMaryland

    Skills

    • Algorithmsunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Boundary Scanunmatched
    • Change Controlunmatched
    • Coding Standardsunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Communications Protocolsunmatched
    • Computer Engineeringunmatched
    • Data Processingunmatched
    • Debugging Skillsunmatched
    • Debugging Toolsunmatched
    • Design Documentunmatched
    • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
    • FPGAunmatched
    • Gitunmatched
    • Hardware Designunmatched
    • High Level Architecture (HLA)unmatched
    • Industry/Trade Analysisunmatched
    • Life Insuranceunmatched
    • Linux Operating Systemunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Mathematicsunmatched
    • Mercurialunmatched
    • On Site Supportunmatched
    • Performance Managementunmatched
    • Prescription Drugsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
    • Radio Frequencyunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Research Skillsunmatched
    • Sales/Support Engineering (SE)unmatched
    • Secret Clearanceunmatched
    • Signal Processingunmatched
    • Simulationunmatched
    • Software Administrationunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM)unmatched
    • Spectrum Analyzersunmatched
    • Subversionunmatched
    • Test Equipmentunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
    • VHDL Hardware Description Languageunmatched
    • Validation Testingunmatched
    • Verilog Hardware Description Languageunmatched
    • Waveformsunmatched

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