Intermediate FPGA Engineer (Hybrid)

Kardium Inc.•Burnaby, BC

13d•$94,000 - $114,000•Hybrid

About The Position

By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. Kardium has a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market: The Globe® Pulsed Field System. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story. We have obtained FDA approval and officially begun the commercial launch of the Globe® Pulsed Field System. This is a pivotal and exciting time in our journey, as we bring this life-changing technology to patients! We are looking for an Intermediate FPGA Engineer to help support the next generation of high-quality medical devices. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience in the development and commercialization of complex and leading-edge FPGA-based systems. You will be responsible for supporting and improving the FPGA designs that power our medical devices. Please note, this opportunity is a hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC. The Intermediate FPGA Engineer position focuses on FPGA development and verification activities. You will work as part of a highly collaborative team to support and enhance FPGA functionality. If you are passionate about FPGA design for medical devices, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to an innovative product that improves patient outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 5+ years of experience in FPGA development and verification.
Experience with Vivado for FPGA design and Active-HDL for simulation and verification.
Proficiency in VHDL (primary); Verilog/SystemVerilog an asset.
Experience with static timing analysis and closure.
Understanding of AXI (Lite/Full) memory-mapped register interfaces.
Understanding of clock domain crossing (CDC) principles.
Basic understanding of analog/mixed-signal design, high-speed digital design, and signal integrity concepts.
Ability to read electrical schematics.
Experience with debugging tools such as logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
Proficiency in TCL and Python scripting.
Familiarity with Git-based version control and code review workflows.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interface effectively across multiple disciplines and functions at various levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

Experience with medical device design and quality requirements
Experience with Zynq FPGAs and SoCs.
Experience with the Xilinx UltraScale+ family.
Experience with linting tools such as Aldec ALINT.
Experience with Aurora and high-speed serial links (GTH transceivers).
Experience with multi-FPGA AXI interconnect design.
Experience with Vivado IP Integrator and TCL-based block design.
Experience with ADC/DAC SPI interfacing.

Responsibilities

Assisting in FPGA design, including implementing and verifying modules.
Supporting debugging efforts for FPGA-related issues, working closely with firmware and hardware teams.
Writing and maintaining testbenches to validate FPGA functionality.
Participating in code reviews, contributing to design improvements and optimization.
Assisting in system integration by collaborating with software, hardware, and verification teams.
Working with multi-FPGA systems, including interconnect design and verification.
Documenting designs, test procedures, and debugging results to ensure knowledge retention and transfer.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.
Work-day flexibility – additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year.
Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.
Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.
Career progression and learning support.
Professional membership support.

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