FPGA Development Engineer

ViaSat • Carlsbad, CA

69d

About The Position

Viasat UK is seeking to expand its UK team to better exploit opportunities within UK and European markets. Viasat has transformed the market for delivery of assured Data at Rest solutions and as such is expanding its business where a FPGA Design Engineer is required to work across multiple Cyber and Information Assurance development projects. The successful candidate must have or be able to obtain UK SC clearance.

Requirements

• Experience taking FPGA designs through the complete development life cycle.
• Strong skills in FPGA development (design and verification) using VHDL.
• Ability to optimise designs for performance and power dissipation.
• Experience performing integration/debug of FPGA solutions in hardware.
• Experience in using configuration management systems for code control.
• Experience developing HDL solutions for Microchip devices and using Libero for design synthesis is an advantage.
• Experience verifying HDL solutions using Modelsim/Questasim (UVM experience would be beneficial).

Nice To Haves

• Requirement's analysis, capture and management using DOORs.
• Use of SmartFusion, Igloo or PolarFire device(s).
• Knowledge of PCIe NVME and implementation in FPGA.
• Use Xilinx or Altera devices and toolsets.
• Experience in the definition and use of 3rd party IP.
• Design for security.
• Embedded firmware design (C/C++/assembler).
• Cryptographic standards and algorithms.
• Good knowledge of the integration of FPGAs in hardware platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of the FPGA solution from requirements through development and into production from a technical and project perspective.
• Lead the elicitation of requirements to define the FPGA implementation.
• Own the definition of the FPGA architecture.
• Work with Project Manager to define project plan and ensure delivery is against the plan.
• May co-ordinate other FPGA design Engineers on a particular design.
• Responsible for the interface with external FPGA and IP suppliers.
• Develop test benches and conduct tests in the system.
• Support proposal generation and estimation, as well as the creation of white papers supporting future technology roadmaps.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Telecommunications
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees