Senior FPGA Engineer - Surgical Robotics

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

11d

About The Position

The Senior FPGA Engineer will develop and support innovative surgical devices and accessories for the da Vinci Surgical System, from concept through launch and ongoing support. The role involves understanding user needs and requirements, balancing product-level and system-level requirements, developing complex FPGA solutions for communications, video, control processing, and other capabilities, and maintaining a commitment to product quality. The engineer will contribute as a lead technical designer on cross-functional project teams, develop RTL in Verilog and System Verilog, integrate and debug products, and support them after launch. The position also includes producing detailed design documentation and collaborating with quality and regulatory processes.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience designing electronic devices with FPGAs and a bachelor's degree; or 6 years of experience and a master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent experience.
Proficiency with Verilog for synthesis and verification.
Proficiency in FPGA design or front-end IC design.
Experience with Xilinx FPGA families, such as Spartan, Artix, Virtex, Kintex, UltraScale, and UltraScale+ MPSoC.
Experience with Xilinx FPGA design tools, such as ISE, Vivado, ModelSim, TCL scripting, Chipscope/Integrated Logic Analyzer (ILA), and MicroBlaze compiler.
In-depth knowledge of Xilinx FPGA architecture, design, verification, and debugging.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SoCs, such as Zynq with ARM cores, and soft processors such as MicroBlaze.
Experience with Gigabit Ethernet, DDR3/DDR4, and DSP implementations on FPGAs.
Ability to effectively use troubleshooting and measurement equipment, such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators, custom test platforms, and spectrum analyzers.
Extensive experience across all phases of the product lifecycle, from concept through continuous improvement and sustaining.

Responsibilities

Implement FPGA solutions for areas such as video signal processing, DMA, high-speed communications, sensor integration, motor control, and integration of embedded computing modules.
Develop FPGA RTL in Verilog and System Verilog.
Integrate, debug, and support products after launch.
Write detailed design documentation, including specifications and verification protocols.
Serve as lead technical designer on cross-functional teams developing surgical devices and accessories.
Collaborate with and support quality and regulatory processes.
Understand user needs and requirements, balance product-level and system-level requirements, and uphold product quality.