Senior Staff FPGA/ISP Engineer (Andover, MA)

Smith & Nephew•Andover, MA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. Join us in shaping the future of advanced vision systems. As a Senior Staff FPGA ISP Engineer, you will play a key role in developing high performance imaging technology that supports next generation surgical visualisation and navigation platforms. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast paced and collaborative environment where innovation thrives. What will you be doing?

Requirements

A bachelors degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or a related field
Professional experience in FPGA development including RTL design, simulation, timing analysis and lab bring up
Strong understanding of ISP fundamentals and their implementation on FPGAs
Proficiency with Xilinx Vivado and MATLAB
Experience with low latency camera system design and FPGA based imaging architectures
Familiarity with Xilinx MicroBlaze processor architectures and embedded software
Strong problem solving, debugging and technical communication skills

Responsibilities

Designing and implementing image signal processing pipelines for advanced vision systems
Creating FPGA configurations and IP cores to support high performance architectures
Developing and verifying image processing algorithms using Verilog and MATLAB, ensuring mathematical accuracy before hardware deployment
Collaborating closely with embedded software teams to integrate FPGA designs into broader systems
Optimising FPGA designs for timing, resource utilisation and throughput
Ensuring seamless integration of internally developed and third party IP cores
Contributing to architecture and design discussions that shape the future of our vision platforms