Responsible primarily for digital designs targeting AMD/Xilinx FPGAs but with some elements of analog interface and power conversion circuit design with appropriate analysis and/or CAD modeling.
Responsible primarily for digital designs targeting AMD/Xilinx FPGAs but with some elements of analog interface and power conversion circuit design with appropriate analysis and/or CAD modeling.
FPGA Verification Engineer, Air Dominance and Strike
Costa Mesa, CA · On-site
$145K - $178K/yr
You will own verification of FPGA/SoC designs on AMD (Xilinx) platforms for flight-critical avionics, with a focus on UVM-based methodology and coverage-driven verification. This will require ...
FPGA Verification Engineer, Air Dominance and Strike
Costa Mesa, CA · On-site
$145K - $178K/yr
You will own verification of FPGA/SoC designs on AMD (Xilinx) platforms for flight-critical avionics, with a focus on UVM-based methodology and coverage-driven verification. This will require ...
... with Xilinx platforms (Zynq, Ultrascale+ and VERSAL) Experience with TCP/IP and common network configurations Proficient in all areas of the formal software lifecycle process from requirements to ...
... with Xilinx platforms (Zynq, Ultrascale+ and VERSAL) Experience with TCP/IP and common network configurations Proficient in all areas of the formal software lifecycle process from requirements to ...
Advanced Embedded Digital Engineer
San Diego, CA · On-site
$118K - $148K/yr
Direct job experience using Altera Quartus or Xilinx Vivado FPGA development tools. * Experience with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and all other aspects of electrical engineering. * Ability to ...
Advanced Embedded Digital Engineer
San Diego, CA · On-site
$118K - $148K/yr
Direct job experience using Altera Quartus or Xilinx Vivado FPGA development tools. * Experience with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and all other aspects of electrical engineering. * Ability to ...
Experience with Xilinx platforms (Zynq, UltraScale+, Versal). * Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking and common network configurations. * Experience with the complete software development ...
Experience with Xilinx platforms (Zynq, UltraScale+, Versal). * Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking and common network configurations. * Experience with the complete software development ...
Lead FPGA Engineer
$117K - $200K/yr
Experience with Xilinx/Altera FPGA RTL design using SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL, FPGA functional and constrained random simulation, and implementation. * Firmware integration, debug, and system test ...
Lead FPGA Engineer
$117K - $200K/yr
Experience with Xilinx/Altera FPGA RTL design using SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL, FPGA functional and constrained random simulation, and implementation. * Firmware integration, debug, and system test ...
Jr. Hardware Design Engineer
Rancho Cucamonga, CA · On-site
$74K - $90K/yr
Experience with Xilinx FPGA's and Xilinx development tools * Intel architecture processor design, including Core i7 preferred * High speed digital design, including PCI Express Gen 2/3, USB 3, DDR3 ...
Jr. Hardware Design Engineer
Rancho Cucamonga, CA · On-site
$74K - $90K/yr
Experience with Xilinx FPGA's and Xilinx development tools * Intel architecture processor design, including Core i7 preferred * High speed digital design, including PCI Express Gen 2/3, USB 3, DDR3 ...
Serve as a technical owner for the team's FPGA prototyping platforms (such as HAPS or Xilinx): create board images and bit files. Design additional custom FPGA RTL for protocol interfaces and feature ...
Serve as a technical owner for the team's FPGA prototyping platforms (such as HAPS or Xilinx): create board images and bit files. Design additional custom FPGA RTL for protocol interfaces and feature ...
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Jr. Hardware Design Engineer
Rancho Cucamonga, CA · On-site
$74K - $90K/yr
Experience with Xilinx FPGAs and Xilinx development tools * Intel architecture processor design, including Core i7 preferred * High-speed digital design, including PCI Express Gen 2/3, USB 3, DDR3 ...
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Jr. Hardware Design Engineer
Rancho Cucamonga, CA · On-site
$74K - $90K/yr
Experience with Xilinx FPGAs and Xilinx development tools * Intel architecture processor design, including Core i7 preferred * High-speed digital design, including PCI Express Gen 2/3, USB 3, DDR3 ...
Fpga Engineer
Santa Fe Springs, CA · Hybrid
$80 - $95/hr
Hands-on experience with Xilinx toolchains, including Xilinx Vivado. * Demonstrated experience with simulation and verification tools such as QuestaSim and Vivado Simulator. * Background in space ...
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Fpga Engineer
Santa Fe Springs, CA · Hybrid
$80 - $95/hr
Hands-on experience with Xilinx toolchains, including Xilinx Vivado. * Demonstrated experience with simulation and verification tools such as QuestaSim and Vivado Simulator. * Background in space ...
Lead FPGA Engineer
Milpitas, CA · On-site
$117K - $200K/yr
Experience with Xilinx/Altera FPGA RTL design using SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL, FPGA functional and constrained random simulation, and implementation. * Firmware integration, debug, and system test ...
Lead FPGA Engineer
Milpitas, CA · On-site
$117K - $200K/yr
Experience with Xilinx/Altera FPGA RTL design using SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL, FPGA functional and constrained random simulation, and implementation. * Firmware integration, debug, and system test ...
Fpga Engineer
Whittier, CA · Hybrid
$80 - $95/hr
Hands-on experience with Xilinx toolchains, including Xilinx Vivado. * Demonstrated experience with simulation and verification tools such as QuestaSim and Vivado Simulator. * Background in space ...
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Fpga Engineer
Whittier, CA · Hybrid
$80 - $95/hr
Hands-on experience with Xilinx toolchains, including Xilinx Vivado. * Demonstrated experience with simulation and verification tools such as QuestaSim and Vivado Simulator. * Background in space ...
Jr. Hardware Design Engineer
Rancho Cucamonga, CA · On-site
$74 - $90/hr
Experience with Xilinx FPGA's and Xilinx development tools * Intel architecture processor design, including Core i7 preferred * High speed digital design, including PCI Express Gen 2/3, USB 3, DDR3 ...
Jr. Hardware Design Engineer
Rancho Cucamonga, CA · On-site
$74 - $90/hr
Experience with Xilinx FPGA's and Xilinx development tools * Intel architecture processor design, including Core i7 preferred * High speed digital design, including PCI Express Gen 2/3, USB 3, DDR3 ...
FPGA Engineer
Foster City, CA · On-site
$90 - $140/hr
Experience with FPGA toolchains (e.g., Xilinx Vivado/Vitis, Intel Quartus). * Experience implementing high-speed digital interfaces (e.g., JESD204, LVDS, SERDES). * Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink ...
FPGA Engineer
Foster City, CA · On-site
$90 - $140/hr
Experience with FPGA toolchains (e.g., Xilinx Vivado/Vitis, Intel Quartus). * Experience implementing high-speed digital interfaces (e.g., JESD204, LVDS, SERDES). * Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink ...
Lead FPGA Engineer
$117K - $200K/yr
Experience with Xilinx/Altera FPGA RTL design using SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL, FPGA functional and constrained random simulation, and implementation. * Firmware integration, debug, and system test ...
Lead FPGA Engineer
$117K - $200K/yr
Experience with Xilinx/Altera FPGA RTL design using SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL, FPGA functional and constrained random simulation, and implementation. * Firmware integration, debug, and system test ...
Serve as a technical owner for the team's FPGA prototyping platforms (such as HAPS or Xilinx): create board images and bit files. Design additional custom FPGA RTL for protocol interfaces and feature ...
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Serve as a technical owner for the team's FPGA prototyping platforms (such as HAPS or Xilinx): create board images and bit files. Design additional custom FPGA RTL for protocol interfaces and feature ...
Founding Member of Technical Staff - Software
Berkeley, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
Knowledge of data center networking, PyTorch, Xilinx FPGAs, and formal verification * Research mindset with strong engineering execution; comfortable with ambiguity and novel challenges * Flourishing ...
Founding Member of Technical Staff - Software
Berkeley, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
Knowledge of data center networking, PyTorch, Xilinx FPGAs, and formal verification * Research mindset with strong engineering execution; comfortable with ambiguity and novel challenges * Flourishing ...
Serve as a technical owner for the team's FPGA prototyping platforms (such as HAPS or Xilinx): create board images and bit files. Design additional custom FPGA RTL for protocol interfaces and feature ...
Quick apply
Serve as a technical owner for the team's FPGA prototyping platforms (such as HAPS or Xilinx): create board images and bit files. Design additional custom FPGA RTL for protocol interfaces and feature ...
Serve as a technical owner for the team's FPGA prototyping platforms (such as HAPS or Xilinx): create board images and bit files. Design additional custom FPGA RTL for protocol interfaces and feature ...
Serve as a technical owner for the team's FPGA prototyping platforms (such as HAPS or Xilinx): create board images and bit files. Design additional custom FPGA RTL for protocol interfaces and feature ...
Staff FPGA Engineer, EW
Costa Mesa, CA · On-site
$220K - $292K/yr
Experience with Xilinx/AMD SOC/FPGAs; knowledgable of architecture * Experience with bring-up of high speed digital interfaces (PCIE, JESD, Aurora, N-Gbps Optical, etc) * Proficient in HDL design ...
Staff FPGA Engineer, EW
Costa Mesa, CA · On-site
$220K - $292K/yr
Experience with Xilinx/AMD SOC/FPGAs; knowledgable of architecture * Experience with bring-up of high speed digital interfaces (PCIE, JESD, Aurora, N-Gbps Optical, etc) * Proficient in HDL design ...
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.
Under general supervision with limited review, this position supports the design and development of advanced electronic components, equipment and systems for unmanned air vehicles. Assignments are normally accompanied by general instructions and suggestions, outlining possible approaches, sources or information.
DUTIES AND RESPONSILIBILITIES:
Job Qualifications
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.
Under general supervision with limited review, this position supports the design and development of advanced electronic components, equipment and systems for unmanned air vehicles. Assignments are normally accompanied by general instructions and suggestions, outlining possible approaches, sources or information.
DUTIES AND RESPONSILIBILITIES:
- Responsible primarily for digital designs targeting AMD/Xilinx FPGAs but with some elements of analog interface and power conversion circuit design with appropriate analysis and/or CAD modeling.
- Responsible for designs that may include microprocessors and vector processors generated using high level design tools.
- Desirable areas of experience: System on Chip, embedded firmware development
- Desirable tool experience: Xilinx/AMD ISE, Vivado, Matlab, Simulink. System Generator.
- Desirable tool experience: JTAG boundary scan test and debugging
- Documentation and record keeping necessary to support version control, production release and training.
- Required to provide field support as needed.
Job Qualifications
- Typically requires a bachelors or masters degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and two or more years of engineering experience with a bachelors degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
- Must have a complete understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.
- Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
- Must have excellent communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one engineering area.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance is required.
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General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world's leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.
Industry
Space research administration
Company size
10,000+ Employees
Headquarters location
San Diego, CA, US
Year founded
1955