Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our Humanoid is designed for corporate tasks targeting labor shortages and jobs that are undesirable or unsafe. We are based in Sunnyvale, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration. 

We are looking for an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to help us design critical hardware for our Humanoid. 

Responsibilities: 

• Lead the design and implementation of complex FPGA-based systems from concept to production
• Architecting, designing, implementing, validating, and integrating FPGA logic designs (custom RTL and/or 3rd party IP)
• Conduct trade studies on new FPGA designs factoring in cost, size, power, 3rd party IP, and technology
• Develop high-level and detailed design specifications based on system requirements
• Create and optimize RTL designs using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL
• Perform synthesis, place-and-route, and timing analysis to ensure design performance and reliability
• Debug and resolve issues related to FPGA designs
• Collaborate with electrical and software teams to integrate FPGA designs into larger systems

Requirements: 

• 5+ years of industry experience
• Strong experience with FPGA-based camera systems, including image processing, camera interfaces, real-time video processing, and video compression algorithms
• RTL design experience using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL
• Experience with design verification and validation using simulation and hardware testing
• In-depth knowledge of FPGA architectures and digital design principles
• Experience with industry standards and protocols (PCIe, Ethernet, MIPI, DDR, etc)
• Experience with soft and hard processor blocks in a FPGA design (i.e. RISC-V, Microblaze, NIOS, etc)
• Experience working with various FPGAs and toolsuites (AMD, Altera, Lattice)
• Knowledge of embedded systems and software development
• Hands-on experience with hardware debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers
• A good grasp of EE fundamentals

Bonus Qualifications: 

• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++ and Python for embedded systems development
• Experience with high-level synthesis (HLS) and FPGA-based DSP design
• Experience with power electronics based FPGA designs
• Experience with FPGA to ASIC process