SENIOR FPGA FIRMWARE/DESIGN ENGINEER - CORK - IRELAND

Overview

Client: Our client a leading Multinational Semiconductor Telecom Company requires Senior FPGA/Firmware Engineer for position based in Cork City, Ireland.

This opportunity requires the candidate to be onsite 5 days per week.

Role

The System/Validation/Emulation team is dedicated to delivering advanced solutions for the design of next-generation wireless products. In this role you will develop FPGA Firmware & Embedded software.

Responsibilities

• Working with industry-standard tools and technologies to develop solutions to a variety of infrastructure needs.
• Designing and implementing critical firmware for custom emulation hardware
• Mentoring and leading other members of the team
• Contributing towards the continuous development of Tools, Technology and Flows

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.

Experience

• 5+ years FPGA design, FPGA firmware or related work experience.
• 5+ years of direct hands-on experience with System Verilog, RTL/HDL, FPGA (Xilinx Ultrascale, Ultrascale+, MPSoC, Intel Stratix) and FPGA Tools (Xilinx, Intel)
• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills with the ability to work independently, and create customer-facing applications

Preferred Experience

• Experience with clock domain crossing, high speed designs, and timing closure techniques
• Exposure to VLSI design concepts, logic design
• 8+ years of direct hands-on experience with System Verilog, RTL/HDL, FPGA (Xilinx Ultrascale, Ultrascale+, MPSoC, Intel Stratix) and FPGA Tools (Xilinx, Intel)
• Direct hands-on experience with C++ (x86, aarch64) and Python
• Experience with Linux / Embedded Linux
• Solid understanding of ARM based designs, Embedded Linux, Linux Device Drivers
• Solid experience in implementing the following protocols: AXI, PCIe, I2C, LVDS, Ethernet
• Proven ability of software design principles, practices and patterns
• Knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices
• Experience with Git, JIRA, and other related technologies

Contact

For further information please contact Mícheál at Software Placements Ltd on 00353 1 or email