Senior Staff Digital Design (FPGA) Engineer - Rolling Meadows, IL

Epiq Solutions Inc
  • Rolling Meadows, IL
  • $130,000–$160,000 Per Year
2 days ago

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Epiq Solutions develops cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime, land, air, and space domains. With 15 years serving government and commercial enterprise customers and 25K+ devices fielded to date, Epiq Solutions is a trusted partner with a proven heritage of delivering open architecture products in radically small form factors where time-to-market, cost, and performance are critical for mission success.

For more information, visit https://epiqsolutions.com.

JOB OPENING

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Staff Digital Design (FPGA) Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, implementing, and optimizing field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions that are critical to our product's performance and success. If you have a passion for hardware development and a record of excellence in FPGA design, we invite you to apply and help shape the future of our innovative technology.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Design and implement complex FPGA designs including requirements analysis, specification, RTL coding, simulation, and verification.
  • Optimize FPGA designs for performance, resource utilization, power, and cost.
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to define board-level interfaces and ensure the successful integration of FPGA designs.
  • Develop and maintain FPGA design documentation, including design specifications, test plans, and user guides.
  • Participate in code reviews and promote best practices in RTL coding and design.
  • Develop FPGA verification environments using self-checking testbenches and advanced verification methodologies.
  • Debug and troubleshoot FPGA designs at both the hardware and system level.
  • Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the development of system-level solutions.
  • Maintain knowledge of the latest FPGA technologies and best practices to ensure designs are up-to-date and efficient.
  • Support the creation of project timelines and milestones, ensuring FPGA design tasks meet project deadlines.
  • Interface with customers and stakeholders to gather requirements and provide technical support as needed.
  • Continuously improve the FPGA development process, proposing and implementing design and verification flow enhancements.
  • Mentor and coach junior staff on FPGA design techniques and industry standards.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including software, mechanical, and systems engineering to deliver high-quality products.

Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in FPGA design and development
  • Ability to work with cross-functional teams (software, hardware, and mechanical engineers) to integrate and debug systems
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Proficiency in hardware description languages (HDLs), such as VHDL or Verilog
  • Deep understanding of the FPGA implementation process including synthesis, place and route, and timing closure
  • Knowledge and understanding of RF digital signal processing (DSP) techniques and implementation on FPGAs
  • Experience with AMD FPGAs and SoC's (Artix, Kintex, Zynq MPSoC, Versal) and AMD adaptive computing design implementation and verification tools (Vivado, Vitis)
  • Understanding of high-speed communication protocols and interfaces such as PCIe, Gigabit Ethernet, JESD204B/C, DDR, etc.
  • Strong background in electronics and circuit design, including schematic entry and PCB layout, and power considerations for FPGAs
  • Experience with version control systems, like Git or SVN
  • Eligibility to work on Federal contracts which require US Citizenship

BENEFITS

  • Join a successful and growing company investing in our future success
  • Flexible work hours
  • Generous vacation policy
  • Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
  • 401(k) matching
  • Health, dental, vision insurance
  • Life and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Wellness reimbursement
  • Charitable giving company match
  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance
  • Fun, laid-back culture and rewarding work!

Epiq Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Salary Description

$130,000 - $160,000

Numbers & Facts

LocationRolling Meadows, IL
Salary$130,000–$160,000 Per Year

Skills

  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
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  • Best Practicesunmatched
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  • C Programming Languageunmatched
  • Circuit Designunmatched
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  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • Debugging Skillsunmatched
  • Dental Insuranceunmatched
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  • Digital Signal Processing (DSP)unmatched
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  • Electronic Designunmatched
  • Emerging Technologyunmatched
  • Employee Assistance Planunmatched
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  • Federal Contractsunmatched
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  • Gitunmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
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  • Hardware Description Languageunmatched
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  • Industry Standardsunmatched
  • Leading Edge Technologyunmatched
  • Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • PCI Express (PCI-E)unmatched
  • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
  • Place and Routeunmatched
  • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layoutunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
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  • Radio Frequencyunmatched
  • Reimbursementunmatched
  • Requirements Managementunmatched
  • Resource Utilizationunmatched
  • Schematicsunmatched
  • Simulationunmatched
  • Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM)unmatched
  • Subversionunmatched
  • System Integration (SI)unmatched
  • System-on-a-Chip (SoC)unmatched
  • Systems Engineeringunmatched
  • Technical Supportunmatched
  • Testingunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Timing Verificationunmatched
  • United States Citizenunmatched
  • VHDL Hardware Description Languageunmatched
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  • Vision Planunmatched

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