Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer, Hardware

Nvidia

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Location
Santa Clara, CA
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$196,000–$310,500 / yr
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Full-time
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7 days ago
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The Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer joins the Emulation team to craft FPGA prototypes for next-generation GPUs and SOCs on standard prototyping platforms. The role involves making RTL FPGA-friendly, partitioning designs, and managing synthesis, place and route, and timing closure to improve prototype performance. Daily responsibilities include generating bit streams, bringing up designs on FPGA platforms, developing testing infrastructure, and verifying design correctness. The engineer must coordinate with architects, designers, verification engineers, and software teams to resolve sophisticated problems. Required technical skills include Verilog, SystemVerilog, and experience with Synopsys Protocompiler, Siemens VPS, or Xilinx Vivado. Candidates should possess expertise in ASIC design tools like VCS or Verdi, and lab debug methodologies using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers to solve complex hardware prototyping challenges.

Skills

FPGA Prototyping RTL Synthesis Place and Route Timing Closure Verilog System Verilog Synopsys Protocompiler Siemens VPS Xilinx Vivado VCS Verdi GDB Perl Shell Tcl LPDDR5 DDR5 CXL PCIe USB4 ChipScope Oscilloscope Logic Analyzer

What you'll do

  • Make RTL designs FPGA-friendly and partition them for prototyping platforms.
  • Execute synthesis, place and route, and timing closure for FPGA designs.
  • Generate bit streams and bring up designs on FPGA prototyping platforms.
  • Develop and modify bringup and testing infrastructure to verify design correctness.
  • Analyze prototype performance and troubleshoot complex hardware problems.
  • Release prototypes to customers and provide technical support for issues.
  • Define configurations and manage the end-to-end FPGA prototyping flow.

What we're looking for

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 12+ years of experience.
  • MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 10+ years of experience.
  • Proven experience in FPGA prototyping architecture, devices, flows, and tools.
  • Experience in FPGA Prototyping backend flows including Synthesis, P&R, and Timing closure.
  • Experience with Synopsys Protocompiler, Siemens VPS, or Xilinx Vivado.
  • Knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, and digital design concepts.
  • Hands-on experience with lab FPGA debug methodologies, tools (Identify or ChipScope), and lab debug equipment.
  • Scripting knowledge in Perl, shell, or Tcl (preferred).

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