FPGA Engineer

Our client, a leading federal defense contractor has multiple openings for FPGA Engineers in their Bloomington, MN office. The FPGA Engineers will be part of a team to build FPGA's that will go on to different types of network cards. They will be processing traffic/data through a network.

Duties and Tasks:

• Determines architecture, system simulation and detailed design approach
• Defines module interfaces and all aspects of device design and simulation
• Evaluates the process flow including but not limited to high level design, synthesis, place and route, timing and power utilization
• Creates test and simulation plans that establish functional criteria
• Verifies test results and analyzes performance
• May also review vendor capabilities, foundry technologies, device libraries and simulation tools
• Participates in the improvement of the FPGA organizational processes
• Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the FPGA development life cycle
• Contributes to the research and analysis of data, such as customer design proposal specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application
• Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability
• May provide leadership and/or direction to lower level staff members
• Independently determines approach to solutions
• Contributes to the completion of major programs and projects
• Plans and executes project tasks for activities described above Required Skills
• Must be US Citizen due to government requirement
• Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance (active Secret is preferred)
• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or a STEM field and 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.

Tech Stack:

• Must have FPGA with System Verilog
• Networking to include ethernet and packet processing is a plus
• UVM is highly desirable
• Microchip Polarfire is a plus

Additional Experience:

• Highly proficient in the principles and techniques of FPGA design
• Highly proficient understanding of FPGA processes
• Highly proficient in FPGA design tools
• Highly proficient ability to recognize and clearly report information relevant to sound FPGA design
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Highly proficient written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to think creatively
• Ability to multi-task
• Works under limited direction
• Regular contact with senior levels of internal work groups
• Contact with project leaders and other professionals within the Engineering department and with project teams across the company
• Some contact with external customers