Sr ASIC/FPGA VHDL Design Engineer with Security Clearance

Schedule: 9/80 Regular with every other Friday off Job Description:

Reporting to the Manager, Engineering (ASIC/FPGA), the Senior Member of Engineering Staff (SMES) will be part of the key ASIC/FPGA design team, responsible for the delivery of FPGA/ASICs for high-speed crypto applications. S/he will architect, implement high speed crypto architectures, on ASICs/Xilinx Zynq/MPSOC class FPGAs, with hands on design/debug with Ethernet, TCP/IP protocols. The company has state-of-the-art EDA flows/methodologies including Synopsys DC/Primetime/Synplify, Xilinx/Intel/Microchip EDA with HLS, Mentor EDA Family suite: Questa, VIPs, UVM framework, Clock Domain Crossing (CDC), Reset Domain Crossing (RDC), Questa Lint, and Catapult (HLS). This is a key, high impact role in the organization to ensure robust quality and delivery of communication products for National Security. Essential Functions:

Responsible for deriving engineering specifications from system requirements and developing detailed architecture

Execute design (RTL AND/OR HLS (C++ to RTL and RTL quality (RDC, CDC, Formal, Lint)

Generate test plans

Perform module level verification, synthesis/STA, Lab debug, SW driven validation on Linux based SOC evaluation boards

Silicon/FPGA bring up, characterization and production ramp/support/collateral Qualifications: BSEE, MSEE Preferred.

5+ year's equivalent experience developing, implementing, and verification of high-performance communications/networking ASIC/FPGA products.

Experience mapping algorithms and standards (Ethernet, TCP/IP, AXI) to hardware and architecture/system design tradeoffs.

Proficient with CDC, RDC. Formal EDA.

Proficient in VHDL is a must

Proficient with Synthesis/PAR: SDC, Synopsys Synplify, Vivado

Strong logic/board debug, and analytical skills.

Experience with project leadership and EVM

Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Active SECRET Clearance or higher Preferred Additional Skills:

A big plus if the candidate possesses "any" of the following: Proficiency in C++ (OOP)

Proficiency with Xilinx MPSOC design with writing/debugging with SDKs, BSPs on bare metal/PetaLinux OS.

Knowledge of PCIe, NVMe, USB protocols.

Experience with High level synthesis (Xilinx Vivado HLS, AND/OR Mentor Calypto).

Skills and Certifications note: bold skills and certification are required

Active clearance

VHDL

Security Clearance Required: Yes

Full-time

Benefits - Full

Relocation Assistance Available - Yes

Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes

Candidate Details

5+ to 7 years of experience

Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Willingness to Travel - Never

Do you have an ACTIVE DoD Security Clearance?

Do you have FPGA experience?

Do you have VHDL experience?

Ideal Candidate

Candidate must have an Active DoD Security Clearance and VHDL experience

Permanent