Staff/Lead FPGA Engineer

Freeform • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $150,000 - $400,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation. By treating manufacturing as a single integrated system, we unlock a new era of innovation where complex hardware is designed, built, and scaled without limits.
As a Staff/Lead FPGA Engineer at Freeform, you will be responsible for architecting and implementing a custom compute platform that enables the world’s first AI-driven, intelligent metal 3D printing technology. You will use the latest and greatest in FPGA’s including the Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC to scale a high-throughput, low latency image processing pipeline. You will also have an opportunity to integrate your FPGA solutions with state-of-the-art GPUs to create an advanced machine learning acceleration platform. You will drive interdisciplinary engineering efforts between software, electrical, and process engineering teams to rapidly innovate custom FPGA solutions. High-performance computing to central to what makes Freeform’s technology unique and powerful, so this is a high-impact role in which you’ll develop core IP for a world-changing technology.
3D printing experience is not required to be successful here - rather we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving hard problems and creating amazing technology!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or related field
• 10+ years of FPGA development experience in SystemVerilog or VHDL
• Familiarity with Xilinx Vivado/Vitis toolchain development environment
• Experience with high-speed IO, board bring up, and similar hardware-centric FPGA development domains

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or related field
• Experience with image processing or DSP
• Experience with Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC
• Experience with embedded software development including embedded Linux and System on Chip (SoC)-based architectures
• Experience implementing math/advanced computations on FPGAs
• Experience with heterogeneous computing platforms and high-speed data acquisition systems
• Familiarity with C/C++ or other high-level programming languages
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Creative thinker able to apply first-principles reasoning to solve complex problems

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement FPGA solutions to scale a high-throughput, ultra-low latency image processing pipeline
• Lead interdisciplinary efforts between software, electrical, and process engineering to drive innovation on FPGA capabilities
• Architect and implement custom FPGA capabilities to enable real-time machine learning
• Architect and implement new logic components for use on FPGAs
• Implement custom algorithms on FPGAs for signal processing
• Implement custom controllers on FPGAs

Benefits

• Significant stock option packages
• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)
• Life insurance
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• Relocation assistance provided
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
• Generous Paid Parental Leave and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent
• Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette
• Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level