Firmware Engineer

About Advanced Energy

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. With four decades of experience, Advanced Energy is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

We operate like an agile, growing small company where you can see your work make a difference every day. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 with a strong cash position, deep trust with leading customers, and a proven leadership team. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building, and winning together.

About the Role

We have an immediate need for an FPGA Engineer. In this position, you will design and modify programmable logic components and circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices. You will perform engineering work in basic and applied research, development, and design of new products.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and development of logic designs in RTL as applicable to FPGAs.
• Apply rigorous engineering and DSP concepts towards the development of solutions.
• Work closely with cross-functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and design of the overall system.
• Develop verification test benches for logic design simulation and related documentation.
• Contribute to determining, estimating, and validating the cost and scope of software efforts to ensure software performed meets program cost, schedule, and technical constraints.
• Perform technical review, design analysis, development, and selection of hardware for mission-critical systems.
• Design, develop, and maintain FPGA RTL logic designs.
• Apply engineering and DSP principles to develop robust technical solutions.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to define interfaces, requirements, and system performance.
• Develop and execute FPGA verification test benches and supporting documentation.
• Support project planning through effort estimation, scope definition, and validation of technical requirements.
• Participate in design reviews, hardware evaluations, and system-level analysis for mission-critical applications.

Work Environment

This position is located in Redwood City, California, and requires in-office work.

Qualifications

• Understanding of control systems and their application to power electronics.
• Knowledge of VHDL design experience using Xilinx Vivado and Mentor Questasim.
• Exposure to AMD/Xilinx FPGA and FPGA SoC technologies, including Zynq UltraScale+ and Series 7 devices.
• Proficient in Vivado (GUI and TCL), including design optimization and floorplanning.
• Familiarity with timing analysis, timing closure, and design pipelining.
• Basic understanding of FPGA design building blocks such as CDC, AXI, Wishbone, and arbitration logic.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and JTAG debuggers.
• Experience with FPGA-based DSP design, including FIR, IIR, and CIC filters.
• Working knowledge of Git version control.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Desired: MATLAB and/or Python for filter design and tool development.
• Desired: C++ programming experience.
• Desired: Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, and Bitbucket.

Experience

• 1–5 years of FPGA development experience.
• Experience collaborating with hardware and software teams.
• Knowledge of embedded processors, FPGA test benches, and design verification.
• Required hands-on laboratory and hardware debugging experience.

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.

Pay

The range of starting pay for this role is $110,000 to $150,000 per year.

Benefits

• Multiple medical plans to choose from.
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays.
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off.
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both parents.
• Company matched 401(k).
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs.
• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identity theft, and legal assistance.