Senior Product Applications Engineer (FPGA)

Analog Devices•Durham, NC

1d•$110,385 - $151,808

About The Position

The Advanced Data-Converter Platforms Group (ADG) is seeking a motivated, FPGA Development Engineer to provide support to our Aerospace & Defense Business Unit. The responsibility of the FPGA Application Engineer is to develop and deploy ADG application specific FPGA and SoC solutions to internal product application team and external customers for two objectives. Enable evaluation and demonstration of advanced features in ADG products that are not readily supported by the core ADG FPGA platform. Enable application support and system design such as multi-chip sync as a reference point for customers to build their own systems and end-products for multiple applications and market segments, including electronic test equipment, wideband communication systems, and Aerospace & Defense subsystems. This role requires an energetic and motivated individual with strong communication, organizational, and technical skills who works well in a diverse environment across a geographically distributed organization. You will provide innovative, practical, and timely solutions to complex customer issues while developing and applying comprehensive system-level understanding of application segments.

Requirements

System Level Design Expertise: Advanced proficiency in system architecture with the ability to optimize integrated solutions across multiple components and subsystems for maximum performance
Application Development Leadership: Demonstrated ability to independently develop sophisticated application tools, reference boards, and software that effectively showcase product capabilities and address complex customer needs
Strategic Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Proven experience building consensus across engineering, marketing, and sales teams to achieve critical business objectives and successfully bring products to market
Advanced Problem Solving: Exceptional analytical abilities with demonstrated success resolving complex technical challenges using innovative approaches and deep domain knowledge
Hands-on experience with FPGA and/or SoC programming
Motivated and creative problem solver with good writing, presentation, and overall communication skills
Ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects and set priorities to deliver on schedule

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field; Master's degree preferred
5+ years of experience in product applications engineering, customer technical support, or related roles
FPGA and/or SoC experience that includes high-speed signaling and embedded software
Experience with AMD-Xilinx devices and tools, especially Gigabit Transceivers and high-speed memory
Experience with Verilog programming and digital design
Experience with high speed Serdes, like Ethernet, JESD204B/C, UCIe, PCIe etc.

Responsibilities

Design and implement FPGA programs using HDL, IP, and embedded software
Constrain FPGA designs and perform timing analysis
Perform FPGA design verification using behavioral models
Troubleshoot and resolve problems on FPGA designs and hardware
Participate in design reviews, create documentation, present information, and produce demonstrations
Support the evaluation and test of new application hardware in the lab
Work in a cross-functional team environment that includes close interaction with ADG application engineers, software engineers, and FPGA platform development team.