FPGA Engineering Intern

Intuitive • Sunnyvale, CA

8h

About The Position

Primary Function of Position The FPGA Engineer Intern will develop and support innovative surgical devices and accessories for the da Vinci Surgical System, from concept to launch and beyond, with shared responsibility and shared reward. The successful candidate will understand user needs and requirements, balance individual product-level requirements with system-level requirements, team up with senior level engineers to develop complex FPGA solutions for communications, video, control processing and other advanced capabilities, and commit to the highest product quality.

Requirements

• Familiarity with Linux commands
• Skilled with Hardware troubleshooting
• Knowledge of any scripting language
• Electrical engineering and computer science coursework
• Previous experience or coursework with Verilog/SystemVerilog for both synthesis and verification.
• Familiar working with some of Xilinx FPGA families such as: Spartan, Artix, Virtex, Kintex, UltraScale and Ultrascale+ MPSoC.
• Familiar with Xilinx FPGA design tools (such as ISE, Vivado, ModelSim, TCL scripting, Chipscope/Integrated Logic Analyzer (ILA), Microblaze compiler, etc.)
• University Enrollment: Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program after the internship.
• Internship Work Period: Must be available to work full-time (approximately 40 hours per week) during a 10-12 week period starting May or June. Specific start dates are shared during the recruiting process.
• Current enrollment in an Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, or related degree-seeking program at the Bachelor’s or Master’s level.

Responsibilities

• FPGA implementations of one or more of the following: video signal processing, DMA, high-speed communications, sensor integration, motor control, and integration of modern embedded computing modules.
• Develop FPGA RTL in Verilog and System Verilog.
• Integrate, debug and support the product after launch.
• Collaboration and support the quality and regulatory processes.

What This Job Offers

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