Firmware Engineer

Job Description

Job Summary

Client is seeking a Senior FPGA Firmware Engineer with expertise in digital signal processing, coherent combining of digital signals, high-bandwidth networking, and VITA 49. In this role, you will design, develop, and optimize FPGA-based solutions using Xilinx High-Level Synthesis (HLS) using C++.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Develop coherent combining and beamforming modules using C++ and Xilinx HLS, ensuring precise phase alignment across multiple channels.

Requirements capturing, design definition & implementation of VHDL detailed designs

Implement VITA 49-compliant data packetization for high-speed IF or RF data distribution.

Design and fine-tune DSP blocks (e.g., FFT, filtering, NCO, cross-correlation) to meet stringent real-time and resource utilization requirements.

Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure signal integrity and minimize latency in large-scale, multi-channel systems.

Use Vivado (or Vitis) for synthesis, simulation, timing closure, and debug.

Create testbenches in C++/System Verilog/Python to validate functional correctness and phase coherence across all channels.

Provide guidance to junior engineers, reviewing design approaches and ensuring best practices for coherent signal processing.

Collaborate with firmware, software, and hardware teams to define project requirements and deliver high-quality solutions on schedule.Company Description

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