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HPR (Hyannis Port Research)

Senior FPGA Design Engineer

$112K–$280K

Needham, MA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Nov 27, 2024

Location
Needham, MA
Needham, Massachusetts, United States
Experience
5+ years of experience in digital logic design for FPGAs or ASICs.
Education
BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related
Visa sponsorship
HPR does not currently provide employment sponsorship

About the job

Designs and maintains high-performance FPGA compute and networking systems for electronic trading, owning RTL development through implementation.

What you'll do

  • Design, optimize, and maintain FPGA systems for electronic trading.
  • Own RTL design from specification and coding through synthesis and FPGA implementation; work with verification engineers on test plans.
  • Mentor junior engineers and improve development processes, tools, and methodologies.

What they ask for

  • BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of digital logic design experience for FPGAs or ASICs.
  • Proficiency in SystemVerilog (preferred) or VHDL; deep understanding of computer architecture and digital design.
  • Experience with industry-standard simulation and debugging tools (e.g., VCS, Verdi); comfortable working in Linux.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Xilinx and/or Altera FPGAs and advanced FPGA design techniques.
  • Knowledge of networking protocols (IP, TCP, UDP), high-speed interfaces, C, and Python and/or Perl scripting.

Pay

$112,000 to $280,000 USD annual base salary

Tools

FPGA, ASIC, SystemVerilog, VHDL, VCS, Verdi, Linux, Xilinx

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