FPGA Engineer IV

About The Role

At KARL STORZ, the FPGA Design Engineer IV is responsible for designing, developing, testing, integrating, and verifying FPGA-based and accelerated imaging solutions for advanced medical video camera systems. This role provides technical leadership across FPGA development, embedded processors, GPU and edge computing platforms, and AI-enabled image processing technologies. The engineer partners with cross-functional teams to develop high-performance imaging solutions that support innovative medical devices while ensuring quality, reliability, and manufacturability.

Key Responsibilities

• FPGA Design & Development
• Create synthesizable Verilog/SystemVerilog HDL code for FPGA implementations.
• Create simulation and verification environments using Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Analyze FPGA resource utilization, power consumption, timing, and overall system performance.
• Troubleshoot FPGA designs and resolve hardware and software integration issues.
• Select FPGA devices and supporting components that meet system performance and design requirements.
• System Architecture & Technical Leadership
• Lead FPGA development efforts and provide technical guidance to FPGA engineering teams.
• Analyze, decompose, and define FPGA and system requirements.
• Contribute to overall system architecture, including FPGA, embedded processors, GPU, edge computing, and AI-enabled imaging solutions.
• Drive improvements to FPGA development processes, methodologies, and architecture.
• Identify innovative design solutions that improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• AI & Accelerated Computing
• Utilize approved AI-assisted development tools to improve code quality, verification, documentation, debugging efficiency, and engineering productivity.
• Contribute to architectures utilizing GPU programming, edge computing, AI inference, and accelerated imaging platforms.
• Evaluate system tradeoffs related to FPGA resources, GPU performance, power consumption, and overall system requirements.
• Verification & Quality
• Develop comprehensive verification strategies to ensure FPGA functionality and performance.
• Produce clear technical documentation, design specifications, and engineering analysis.
• Ensure compliance with company quality standards, regulatory requirements, and information security policies.
• Support integration, validation, and testing activities throughout the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Required:
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of FPGA design experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 7–11 years with a Master's degree.
• Expert-level experience designing FPGA solutions using Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Strong understanding of FPGA architectures, synthesis, timing analysis, and verification methodologies.
• Extensive experience troubleshooting FPGA, hardware, and software integration challenges.
• Advanced experience architecting FPGA solutions to meet complex system requirements.
• Strong knowledge of FPGA design tools, resource optimization, timing closure, and power analysis.
• Experience utilizing AI-assisted engineering tools to improve development efficiency and quality.
• Excellent technical documentation and engineering communication skills.
• PREFERRED:
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with GPU programming, AI inference deployment, edge-computing platforms, AMD Versal AI Engines, NVIDIA Jetson/Orin platforms, or similar accelerated computing technologies.
• Experience developing embedded software for microcontrollers interfacing with FPGA devices.
• Knowledge of medical device quality systems, including FDA Quality System Regulation (21 CFR Part 820), ISO 13485, and ISO 9001.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical teams.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

• Design cutting-edge FPGA and accelerated computing solutions used in advanced medical imaging systems.
• Influence system architecture across FPGA, embedded processing, GPU, and AI technologies.
• Work alongside highly collaborative engineering teams developing next-generation medical devices.
• Utilize modern AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and innovation.
• Contribute to products that directly improve patient care and surgical outcomes worldwide.

Why KARL STORZ?

• KARL STORZ has been a global leader in medical technology for over 75 years, developing innovative endoscopic imaging and surgical solutions that improve patient outcomes around the world.
• Our engineers work on meaningful technologies in a collaborative, innovation-driven environment that encourages continuous learning, technical excellence, and career growth.
• If you're passionate about advancing medical imaging through FPGA, AI, and accelerated computing technologies, you'll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact while working with some of the industry's brightest engineering talent.