FPGA/ASIC Engineer

CANON MEDICAL RESEARCH USA, INC•Vernon Hills, IL

1d•$149,500 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Canon Medical Research USA, Inc. (CMRU) is seeking an FPGA/ASIC Engineer to join our VHDL Department. In this role, you will oversee definition, design, verification, and documentation for FPGA/ASIC development. CMRU is committed to recognizing and appreciating the variety of characteristics that make individuals unique in an atmosphere that promotes work/life balance and celebrates individual and collective achievement. We are especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their experience, education, research and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of our organization and the scientific and engineering community at large. The FPGA/ASIC Engineer will report to the Manager, FPGA/ASIC. This role is a regular, full-time position requiring a commitment of 37.5 hours per week. This is a hybrid role based in CMRU’s main office in Vernon Hills (Chicago), Illinois.

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science (or Master) in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 5+ years of relevant experience
Digital FPGA design for embedded systems
High bandwidth data communications, storage, and manipulation in an FPGA
Writing and reviewing documentation including requirements, design, verification, and interface guides (e.g. User, Software)
Hardware/Software integration and lab debug using common equipment including internal FPGA logic analyzer tools (e.g. Vivado Logic Analyzer)
Communicating and coordinating across engineering functional teams to achieve project goals
HDL coding (e.g. VHDL, Verilog, etc.) for FPGA development and simulation
HDL design and coding best practices for purpose (e.g. resource use, clock-rate, latency)
FPGA design tools, simulation tools (e.g. Xilinx Vivado, Mentor QuestaSim)
Source control tools (e.g. Subversion, ClearCase)
Standard office software (e.g. MS Word, Excel, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Exercises judgment within well-defined procedures to solve moderately complex problems; welcomes feedback to modify and improve designs
Is accurate, thorough and monitors own work quality; constantly looking for ways to improve and promote quality
Quickly adapts to changes in priority, approach or method to best fit the situation; manages competing demands; deals well with delays or unexpected events
Effectively presents information to a variety of people, including project lead and peers on project teams
Applies knowledge to troubleshoot a problem and has a good understanding of theoretical and applied technology
Strong communication (verbal, written, listening) and time/task management skills
Is tactful and professional; treats others with respect and consideration

Responsibilities

Determine architecture design, logic design, and system simulation.
Define module interfaces/formats for simulation.
Contribute to the development of multidimensional designs involving the layout of complex integrated circuits.
Evaluate all aspects of the process flow from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power use.
Analyze equipment to establish operation data, conducts experimental tests, and evaluates results.
May also review vendor capability to support development.
Develop digital FPGA logic solutions targeting applications such as system communications/control, data movement and processing, and embedded microprocessors
Participate in the engineering life cycle of FPGA products including requirements, architecture, design, implementation, verification, integration, and debug following appropriate engineering best practices and department processes
Prepare design documentation and participates-in design reviews
Execute tasks and provides timely status input to project or team lead