Advanced ASIC FPGA Engineer- (Sign-on Bonus Available)

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field.
• Also requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree and 3 years of job-related experience.
• Clearance Requirements: Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is preferred at time of hire. Candidates must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for definition, design, verification and documentation for ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) and/or FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) developments.
• 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 ASIC/FPGA organizational processes.
• Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the ASIC/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 employees.
• Independently determines approach to solutions.
• Contributes to the completion of major programs and projects.
• Plans and executes project tasks for activities described above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficient use and understanding of ASIC/FPGA engineering concepts, principles, and theories.
• Proficient in the principles and techniques of ASIC/FPGA design.
• Proficient understanding of ASIC/FPGA processes.
• Proficient knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Keeps abreast of technology trends.
• Proficient awareness of business objectives and Engineering’s role in achieving.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Proficient in ASIC/FPGA design tools.
• Proficient written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to think creatively.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Proficient skill in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions.
• Proficient ability to recognize and clearly report information relevant to sound ASIC/FPGA design.
• Proficient ability to develop and sell concepts and ideas.
• 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.
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• The individual will be responsible for and participate in the ASIC/FPGA product life cycle (requirements, design, implementation, and test).
• Must be knowledgeable in VHDL and/or Verilog RTL coding and be proficient in micro-architecture design.
• Successful candidates will have an understanding of digital design concepts and proficient in the digital design tool flow (synthesis, timing, place and route, and in system debug).
• This candidate must have an ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate across the different teams as required to accomplish the design goals.
• Must have strong written and oral communication skills.

Basic Qualifications for Adv ASIC /FPGA Design Engineer

• Ability to generate micro architecture and detailed design approaches.
• Proficient in async design principals, timing closure, and constraint generation.
• Proficiency in HDL (VHDL/Verilog).
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Tcl, Python, or Perl.
• Effective communication, presentation skills, and high proficiency in technical problem solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leads technical tasks or small projects.
• Understanding of high reliability design principals.
• Experience with Xilinx and Microchip FPGAs along with associated tools (ISE, Vivado, Libero).
• Experience with synthesis tools (Precision, Synplify).
• Experience with verification tools (QuestaSim/UVM).
• Experience with clock-domain-crossing tools (Questa CDC).
• Experience with lab bring-up and debug (Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, ChipScope).
• Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher.