FPGA Design Engineer, Senior

Positron Corporation

11d • $200,000 - $250,000 • Remote

About The Position

Positron AI is seeking a Senior FPGA Design Engineer to own FPGA designs from microarchitecture through lab-based silicon validation. The role works closely with inference system architects, software, verification, and hardware teams to design, implement, and release networking and digital logic functions for FPGA and ASIC technologies. The engineer will build FPGA prototypes to validate architectural choices early and help bring up complete systems combining FPGA, firmware, and software. Trade-off decisions across cost, size, power, performance, and features will shape the customer experience of Positron's inference platforms. The position is posted at a specific level, but the company is open to hiring at a more senior level; responsibilities and impact expectations will be tailored to the final hire's experience and seniority.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in FPGA and/or ASIC design and implementation.
• Hands-on proficiency in SystemVerilog RTL coding.
• A proven record of designing, testing, delivering, and supporting multiple FPGAs or ASICs shipped to customers.
• Direct experience working with high-end Intel and Xilinx (AMD) FPGAs.
• Strong working knowledge of modern ASIC and FPGA design and verification tools.
• Deep practical experience across microarchitecture, RTL coding, FPGA optimization for timing and power, simulation, and validation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with artificial intelligence workloads, particularly large language model inference.
• Familiarity with cocotb or other Python-based logic verification frameworks.
• A track record of successfully fielding and supporting FPGA and ASIC products in production environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, paired with clear communication skills.
• A collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively within a cross-functional technical team.

Responsibilities

• Create and release FPGA designs through microarchitecture, RTL design, physical implementation, timing closure, simulation validation, and lab-based silicon validation.
• Define, design, implement, test, release, and support networking functions for FPGA and ASIC targets in partnership with inference system architects.
• Partner with software, verification, inference system architects, and design engineers to implement digital logic functions in FPGA and ASIC technologies.
• Build FPGA prototypes to validate architecture and design alternatives and inform trade-off decisions before committing to silicon.
• Bring up and test systems combining FPGA, firmware, and software functions alongside systems architects, hardware engineering, and software teams.
• Drive trade-off analysis to improve customer experience and optimize target technology resources for cost, size, power, performance, and features.

Benefits

• Fully company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee and dependents.
• Company-paid life and disability coverage, with voluntary options to add more.
• Supplemental hospital, critical illness, and accident coverage available.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• 13 paid company holidays.
• Remote-first culture with a company-provided computer and home office setup.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• 401(k) with company matching, eligible from day one.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior