Sr. FPGA Design Engineer

KLA•Milpitas, CA

2d•$141,300 - $240,200•Onsite

About The Position

KLA is seeking an experienced and motivated Sr. FPGA Engineer to join our electrical engineering team! Our designs employ innovative combination of low noise analog to highly complex digital signal circuits, which are enabling our leading technology in the advancing semiconductor industry. The Sr. FPGA Engineer will be architecting and implementing FPGA/digital designs for innovative E-beam inspection system.

Requirements

Experience with complex FPGA firmware designs
Experience with Xilinx (preferred) or Intel/Altera FPGAs
Proficiency in FPGA simulation tools such as VCS, Modelsim or equivalent
Proficiency in FPGA design tools such as Vivado or equivalent
Proficiency in Hardware description language such as Verilog or System Verilog
Understand FPGA timing analysis and be enable to solve timing related issues
Hands on experience with lab equipment such as logic analyzer, oscilloscope
Solid knowledge of various protocols to interface different peripherals: PCIe, Aurora, DDR4, 10G, SPI, I2C, etc.
Knowledge of networking and embedded Linux build systems
Self-motivated, independent, and effective communicator with the ability to collaborate with experienced engineering teams
Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 3 years; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 6 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 8 years

Responsibilities

Designing the test benches for simulation, timing analysis/closure, FPGA functionality verification
Designing, implementing, and debugging of FPGAs and firmware for advanced E-Beam system
Collaborate with the hardware and embedded software engineer to design FPGA Firmware for high-performance mixed-signal designs
Define FPGA Firmware requirement specifications and develop design projects from concept design to production release
Understand and gather the project specifications and performance requirements on board and system level; adhere to project timelines and deliverables
Write technical documentation that meets the defined quality standards as required
Work with other engineering groups such as ME, OE, SW, systems and manufacturing engineers to ensure seamless integration and test at the subsystem and system level