Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

Job Title: FPGA Design Tool Developer

Industry(ies): Electronics/ Semiconductors, Information Technology, Research & Development Services, Software

Occupational Categories: Information Technology/ Computing/ Cyber/ Software

Country: USA

State/Province: Virginia

City: Arlington, VA

Work Experience (Years): 3-7

No. Positions: 1

Remote Status: Partially Remote

Degree University: Bachelor's Degree/3-4 Year Degree

Major: Electrical Engineering

Primary Skills: FPGA, FPGA Prototyping, VHDL

Qualifications:

MS or Bachelors and equivalent experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science required.

Strong software development (C++/Java/Python) and hardware design (VHDL/Verilog/System Verilog) experience.

3-5 years of experience using Xilinx, Intel, or Lattice FPGA implementation tools.

Qualified candidates for this position must be willing and eligible to apply for a top-secret clearance. Eligibility for this clearance requires U.S. citizenship. Current SECRET clearance or higher is a plus.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

Experience using or contributing to open-source EDA tools such as Torc, RapidWright, ABC, VPR, VTR, RapidSmith, nextpnr, and prjXray.

Demonstrable experience in one of the following topics: FPGA CAD tool algorithms (synthesis, partitioning, mapping, placing, routing), design automation, or hardware trust, assurance, and security.

Experience with software revision control systems such as Git, Mercurial, SVN and CI/CD development workflows.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's degree with 7 years of experience. MS or Bachelors and equivalent experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science required. Strong software development (C++/Java/Python) and hardware design (VHDL/Verilog/System Verilog) experience. 3-5 years of experience using Xilinx, Intel, or Lattice FPGA implementation tools. Qualified candidates for this position must be willing and eligible to apply for a top-secret clearance. Eligibility for this clearance requires U.S. citizenship. Current SECRET clearance or higher is a plus.

Note:

A technology research organization is looking for highly talented, motivated researchers to lead and impact state-of-the-art research and development in the area of reconfigurable computing. This position will lead research in algorithm development for custom internal tools that target FPGA and ASIC front-end design. These tools solve challenging problems in hardware security, high-level abstraction for hardware design, and machine learning acceleration for critical systems. Realize the effectiveness of solutions on physical FPGAs and custom ASIC fabrication. Lead research, propose major innovations, collaborate with peers within the group and across the company, publish results in top-tier conferences, and contribute to or lead proposals.