Senior FPGA Engineer

Lam Research•Fremont, CA

2d•$141,000 - $307,000•Hybrid

About The Position

In the Global Products Group, we are dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering of Lam’s etch and deposition products. We drive innovation to ensure our cutting-edge solutions are helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry. As a Software Engineer at Lam, you will be at the forefront of innovation by designing, developing, and troubleshooting, and debugging software programs. Your role is pivotal in developing software tools that support design, infrastructure, and technology platforms. Your expertise will determine hardware compatibility and influence design, ensuring seamless integration between software and hardware. In this role, you’ll make an impact across Lam’s entire product portfolio of equipment working within our centralized software engineering team, collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in embedded system architecture and design with multiple analog and digital I/O capabilities, FPGA, DSP & microcontroller-based products.
BS or MS Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
Proficient in FPGA design and development methodologies using VHDL or SystemVerilog.
Able to effectively write and document FPGA design and development.
Worked with Xiling Vivado block diagram tool and built designs using AXI buses.
In depth understanding of the FPGA design cycle including verification process using UVM and FPGA release.
Skilled in experimental modelling using Matlab and Simulink, prototyping test and measurement using lab equipment, scripting using Python.
Able to handle multiple tasks including the FPGA design cycle.
Experience working on Xilinx Zynq based systems and interfacing with an application running on an RTOS at the application layer.
Knowledge of digital signal processing: FFT, FIR, IIR.
Well versed in communications protocols (SPI, I2C, EtherCAT, Ethernet, RS232), analog circuit design and analysis, schematic design.
Excellent soft skills to be part of a cross functional team, excellent written & oral communication and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior semiconductor equipment experience.
Experience in distributed embedded controls system desired.
Software development skills in one or more general purpose programming languages: C++, C#.
Owned designs and embedded solutions used in industrial applications, architected the SDLC processes used in development, and setup test automation infrastructure to enable release management.
Experience and/or working knowledge of source code management tools like Git and Atlassian tool suite.

Responsibilities

Implement designs in FPGA solutions for embedded controllers used in semiconductor plasma etchers.
Collaborating with process, systems, software, electrical, firmware, and mechanical engineers to architect and design the applicable embedded solutions.
Own and drive requirements, design, and implementation of the solution including hardware design, FPGA, F/W and appropriate algorithms.
Influence the design decisions to partition the architecture across HW/SWFW and FPGA.
Design and develop interface, operation, and control of peripheral devices such as: RTD’s, thermocouples, electric actuators, stepper motors, heaters, pressure sensors, pressure controllers, flow controllers.
Model signal processing path and algorithms in Matlab and port them to RTL being executed on the FPGA in the actual HW solutions.