FPGA Digital Design Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Create customized intellectual property for innovative features of Kepler satellite digital payloads

• Enhance existing digital signal processing (DSP) and interface designs to boost reliability

• Collaborate with IP core vendors to incorporate new functionalities into Kepler designs

• Partner with lead engineers to establish communications and network architecture for the upcoming satellite constellation

• Engage in conceptual design studies for new spacecraft projects

• Design and implement FPGA code focused on DSP algorithms for signal modulation/demodulation or interfacing with processors and peripherals in embedded systems

• Participate in every stage of the FPGA design process, including simulation, synthesis, placement and routing, timing closure, and hardware testing

• Work alongside a small team of engineers dedicated to building Kepler spacecraft

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

• Over 5 years of professional experience in FPGA/RTL design

• Proficiency in Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL, with a readiness to learn or transition to SystemVerilog

• Familiarity with Xilinx FPGAs, particularly Zynq and UltraScale

• Strong grasp of timing principles, encompassing clock domain crossing and timing closure

• Excellent scripting abilities in languages such as Python, Tcl, and csh/bash

• Experience with FPGA development tools like Vivado and Quartus

• Knowledge of HDL simulation tools, for instance, ModelSim

• Master of Science in Computer/Electrical Engineering or a comparable field (desirable)

• Background in coherent digital demodulation of BPSK, QPSK, or QAM waveforms (desirable)

• Familiarity with memory-mapped interfaces such as AXI, Wishbone, or Avalon (desirable)

• Experience with high-speed transceivers and protocols including JESD204B, PCIe, or SATA (desirable)

• Knowledge of linting tools, such as Questa Sim or Riviera-Pro (desirable)

• Experience with Xilinx Versal and RFSoC (desirable)

• Background in designing printed circuit boards (desirable)

• Understanding of radio-frequency electronics design (desirable)

🏝️ Benefits

• Option for 100% remote work available

• An inclusive and accessible workplace

• Recruitment accommodations provided for applicants with disabilities

• Full-time regular employment