Senior FPGA Engineer

Re:Build Manufacturing•Rochester, NY

16h•$125,000 - $181,000

About The Position

Re:Build AppliedLogix provides product OEMs with leading-edge embedded systems design services and product commercialization expertise. Our senior team of electronics, software, and mechanical engineers are fluent in a broad range of applications including fuel cell control and battery management systems, precision agriculture, medical devices, aerospace / drone, automotive and transportation components, and imaging systems with machine vision and AI processing integration. The Re:Build AppliedLogix Team provides design expertise for all facets of modern digital product development - with custom analog and digital embedded electronics; VHDL and Verilog targeting FPGAs, SoCs, MPSoCs and RFSoCs; embedded software on bare-metal, RTOS or Linux; full-stack application development (Linux and Windows). Our mechanical design capabilities include the packaging of embedded systems, tooling design, and manufacturing process development. We empower our staff to take on as much responsibility as they choose while offering a helping hand and experience-based coaching and the support of a highly competent team. Our goal is to enable each employee to achieve their fullest potential for both personal and professional growth. We're looking for a seasoned FPGA engineer who thrives on solving hard technical problems and wants a direct hand in shaping solutions for a wide range of client applications. You're comfortable owning a design from initial concept through lab debug, and you bring the kind of practical, battle-tested judgment that only comes from a decade or more of hands-on FPGA development experience. You're self-motivated, curious, and genuinely energized by variety—you'd rather work across multiple projects and unfamiliar applications than settle into a single narrow lane. You communicate well, whether you're documenting requirements with a client, walking a teammate through a design decision, or writing up a technical work package. You bring a research-and-development approach to new challenges and a collaborative instinct that makes you a natural fit within a technically diverse, lean, team-oriented engineering culture. If you're looking for a role where your FPGA expertise will be applied to diverse, technically challenging client work—and where you'll have real influence over architecture, design, and delivery—this opportunity is worth a serious look.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of experience developing FPGA-based systems.
Strong VHDL design experience.
Experience with AMD/Xilinx Vivado and Intel Quartus FPGA development toolchains.
Solid understanding of RTL design, simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, constraint development, clock-domain crossing techniques, and FPGA resource optimization.
Experience building verification environments and self-checking testbenches.
Experience designing with common digital interfaces and protocols.
Hands-on experience with FPGA hardware integration, board bring-up, and lab debugging (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and related equipment).
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with comfort collaborating directly with clients as well as internal teams.
A self-motivated, entrepreneurial perspective with a passion for customer success and the ability to contribute to multiple projects concurrently.
Ability to apply technical experience and an R&D outlook to unfamiliar applications.

Nice To Haves

Additional experience with Verilog and SystemVerilog.
Experience with testbench frameworks such as OSVVM or UVM.
Experience with digital signal processing, RF systems, and/or image processing.
Scripting or software development experience using Python, Tcl, C, and/or C++.

Responsibilities

Partner directly with clients to gather and document technical requirements, develop project estimates, and provide technical leadership throughout engagements.
Architect FPGA solutions and implement robust RTL designs for demanding, real-world applications.
Build simulation environments and self-checking testbenches to verify designs meet their requirements.
Drive designs through synthesis, constraint development, clock-domain crossing analysis, timing closure, and resource optimization.
Design with high-speed and embedded interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204, DDR, AXI, SPI, and I2C.
Bring designs to life on target hardware—integrating and debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other lab equipment.
Collaborate closely with embedded software, electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers across the full product development lifecycle.
Contribute to design reviews and technical risk assessments, helping guide data-driven design decisions.
Document and hand off FPGA work packages and project deliverables to clients.