Hardware Engineer

• Add new features to existing RTL designs
• Define and execute test plans
• Analyze and resolve issues
• Develop automation and debugging scripts in Python, Tcl, and Bash
• Improve analysis tools, including the PCIe analyzer and internal tools
• Define and update test bench configurations based on servers and FPGA boards
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and verification teams to define and execute validation campaigns
• Propose and implement improvements to instrumentation and debugging capabilities
• Develop, deploy, validate, and use FPGA-based hardware test benches to validate complex digital FPGA or ASIC designs for exascale HPC and enterprise server applications

Experienced FPGA Engineer – Prototyping and Validation

• Design and develop FPGA functions in VHDL or Verilog for H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) video compression pipelines
• Integrate and configure video encoding IP cores and associated interfaces
• Write testbenches and perform simulations using ModelSim/Questa
• Perform synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure using Vivado or Quartus
• Debug and validate designs on hardware boards in collaboration with hardware and systems teams
• Maintain and enhance existing designs, including bug fixes, functional updates, and obsolescence management
• Produce design and validation documentation
• Contribute to a video acquisition and compression system for a major aerospace, space, and defense customer