Senior FPGA Prototyping Platform Engineer

Nvidia

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Location
Santa Clara, CA
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$168,000–$264,500 / yr
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Full-time
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147 days ago
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The Senior FPGA Prototyping Platform Engineer joins the Emulation team to craft FPGA prototypes of next-generation GPUs and SOCs on standard prototyping platforms. The role involves taking designs through synthesis, place and route, and timing analysis to generate bitstreams. Daily responsibilities include bringing up designs on FPGA prototyping platforms, performing hands-on lab debug with hardware and software debuggers, and releasing prototypes to customers. The engineer must use hardware diagnostics to isolate issues between the platform and the programmed design while coordinating with verification engineers, software teams, and lab technicians. Required expertise includes Synopsys Protocompiler, Xilinx Vivado, and lab debug tools like Identify or ChipScope. Candidates must also be proficient with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers to solve complex hardware problems within the prototyping domain.

Skills

FPGA Prototyping Synthesis Place and Route Timing Closure Synopsys Protocompiler Xilinx Vivado ChipScope Oscilloscopes Protocol Analyzers SOC GPU HAPS

What you'll do

  • Build FPGA prototypes by performing synthesis, place and route, timing analysis, and bitstream generation.
  • Bring up designs on FPGA prototyping platforms using hardware and software debuggers.
  • Release prototypes to customers and provide technical support to resolve their problems.
  • Use hardware diagnostics to isolate issues between the FPGA platform and the programmed design.
  • Perform hands-on lab debug using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and tools like Identify or ChipScope.
  • Manage and coordinate with lab technicians to execute prototyping tasks in a lab environment.

What we're looking for

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields with 7+ years of experience in FPGA prototyping.
  • MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields with 5+ years of experience in FPGA prototyping.
  • Good understanding of FPGA prototyping hardware architecture, flows, and tools.
  • Experience with hands-on FPGA prototyping lab tasks and managing lab technicians in a medium to large scale lab environment.
  • Experience in backend flows including Synthesis, P&R, and Timing closure, with emphasis on Synopsys Protocompiler and Xilinx Vivado.
  • Hands-on experience with lab FPGA debug methodologies, tools (Identify and/or ChipScope), and lab debug equipment.
  • Experience carrying out independent as well as collaborative debug tasks and ability to quickly triage and root-cause issues (preferred).
  • Prior experience with prototyping of a high-performance processor or SOC using Synopsys HAPS or FPGA platforms (preferred).

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