Sr. FPGA Design & Verification Engineer

Join Dolby, where science meets art and high tech transforms entertainment. As part of our team, you’ll see and hear your work in movie theaters, smartphones, and beyond. We’re revolutionizing how people create, deliver, and enjoy entertainment worldwide. This role offers a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits, along with a truly flexible work approach to support your best work.

About the role

Join Dolby's Cinema Engineering team and help shape the future of cinematic entertainment. As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you'll design and verify FPGA-based solutions for next-generation cinema servers, audio processors, and HDR projection systems that power premium movie experiences worldwide. You'll own FPGA IP blocks and subsystem designs, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and contribute to advanced verification environments supporting image and audio processing pipelines. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology alongside a highly collaborative engineering team, with your work deployed in cinemas globally. Using disciplined engineering practices such as coverage-driven verification, design automation, and continuous process improvement, you'll help deliver the quality and reliability that define Dolby's industry-leading cinema products. In return, you'll find meaningful technical challenges, opportunities for professional growth, and a flexible work environment where your contributions have visible impact.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and verify RTL solutions using VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog for FPGA IP blocks and subsystem-level functionality.
• Develop, enhance, and execute functional testbenches to validate designs, measure coverage, and ensure product robustness.
• Implement designs on target FPGA devices, create and maintain timing constraints, and drive timing closure for assigned modules.
• Bring up and debug new hardware platforms, including FPGA programming, device-level validation, and system-level testing.
• Participate in FPGA and hardware design reviews, providing technical insight, identifying risks, and recommending improvements.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture specifications, design guidelines, and knowledge-sharing materials.
• Contribute to simulation, automation, and verification methodologies that support high-quality product development.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, software, systems, and product engineering teams to solve complex technical challenges.
• Help maintain engineering excellence by sharing knowledge and providing guidance to teammates when appropriate.

Requirements

• Master’s degree with 2+ years of professional experience, Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of professional experience, or equivalent engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of RTL design principles and FPGA development methodologies.
• Proficiency with VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog.
• Experience using RTL simulation and debugging tools such as Questa or ModelSim.
• Experience with class-based verification methodologies using SystemVerilog.
• Familiarity with reusable verification environments and coverage-driven verification techniques.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate technical tradeoffs and implementation options.
• Experience using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Experience with scripting and automation tools such as Python, Tcl, shell scripting, or similar technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of image processing, image formats, color processing, or audio/video processing pipelines.
• Experience with MATLAB or similar numerical analysis and modeling environments.
• Experience developing FPGA solutions for high-performance signal processing, imaging, multimedia, or video applications.

Pay

The San Francisco/Bay Area base salary range for this full-time position is $137,100 - $188,300, which can vary if outside this location. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, competencies, experience, market demands, internal parity, and relevant education or training. The role may also include bonus, benefits, and equity.