Solutions Architect, FPGA

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Engage directly with both prospective and current clients to comprehend and develop their requirements.

• Design solutions that fulfill client expectations.

• Create delivery schedules, assess risks and develop mitigation strategies, and estimate the necessary workload.

• Compose technical content for proposals.

• Showcase Fidus’ resource capabilities and methodologies.

• Discuss, promote, defend, and refine the work approach and estimates as necessary.

• Analyze solutions and break down programs into logical components.

• Undertake project-related tasks as required.

• Assist in identifying and developing new products for Fidus.

• Help identify potential areas for investment and research and development.

• Collaborate with teams across FPGA/DSP, hardware, embedded software, verification, signal integrity/power integrity, PCB layout, and mechanical/thermal design.

• Deliver high-speed, high-complexity electronic systems for clients in sectors such as communications, aerospace and defense, life sciences and medical devices, space and satellite, industrial automation, automotive, and semiconductor markets.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Ideally, a minimum of seven (7) years of design experience in a Senior FPGA Designer role.

• System-level design experience and a keen interest, including the ability to identify architectural approaches and trade-offs.

• Expert-level knowledge of RTL design in VHDL and/or SystemVerilog, from architecture to timing closure.

• Practical experience with AMD and/or Altera device families, such as Versal, UltraScale+, Zynq, Agilex, and Stratix, along with their associated toolchains.

• Experience in architecting high-speed interfaces and subsystems, including PCIe, Ethernet, DDR memory controllers, JESD204, and AXI-based SoC integration.

• Familiarity with verification methodologies, including SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches and hardware-in-the-loop validation.

• In-lab experience with FPGA bring-up, debugging, and performance validation.

• Basic knowledge of hardware and embedded software.

• Exposure to high-reliability or safety-critical FPGA development, such as DO-254 or equivalent, is a plus.

• Ability to manage designs with ITAR restrictions or classified information.

• Strong communication and writing skills.

• Excellent listening, comprehension, and extrapolation abilities.

• Professional demeanor and personable approach.

• Willingness to travel, expected to be up to 6 weeks per year, generally within North America.

• Demonstrated experience in presenting to small-to-medium-sized groups.

• U.S. person as defined under 22 CFR 120.62, or eligibility for an export license.

• Capable of passing background checks.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical plans.

• Dental plans.

• Vision plans.

• Matching contributions to 401(k) plans.

• Annual profit-sharing bonuses.

• Additional supplementary benefits.

• Travel opportunities, generally within North America, up to 6 weeks per year.

• Accommodations available upon request during the selection process.