FPGA Design Engineer - Ireland

<p><strong>Who You’ll Work With</strong></p><p>We are seeking skilled and motivated individuals to join our FPGA development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation, verification, and testing of FPGA-based digital systems used in cutting-edge networking products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, software, and customer engineering to develop quality, innovative and reliable solutions, which are deployed in an extremely diverse range of industries.</p><p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p><ul><li>Design and implement digital logic using VHDL for FPGAs.</li><li>Develop and optimise high-speed, low-latency FPGA designs targeting AMD/Xilinx Ultrascale Plus devices.</li><li>Integrate FPGA modules with embedded systems, processors, and high-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, DDR4, AXI)</li><li>Perform functional simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, timing analysis, and optimization using industry-standard EDA tools (e.g. Vivado, ModelSim).</li><li>Leverage industry-standard development tools and workflows to manage work, code changes, testing and integration (e.g. Jira, Git, CI/CD).</li><li>Create and maintain both internal and customer facing documentation including design specifications, test plans, and user guides.</li><li>Work closely with hardware, software and account teams to define technical requirements and business needs.</li><li>Support platform bring-up, validation, and debugging in the lab using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG tools.</li><li>Contribute to continuous improvement of FPGA development processes, methodologies and design practices.</li></ul> <p><strong>Required:</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.</li><li>5+ years of experience in FPGA or ASIC design and development.</li><li>Proficiency in a hardware description language (HDL) such as VHDL or Verilog.</li><li>Experience with FPGA development tools (Vivado, Quartus, etc.).</li><li>Strong understanding of digital logic, high-speed design, and timing closure.</li></ul><p><strong>Preferred:</strong></p><ul><li>Familiarity with scripting languages (Tcl, Python, etc.) for automation.</li><li>Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git).</li><li>Knowledge of Ethernet, and OSI layer model.</li></ul><p><strong>Competencies:</strong></p><ul><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.</li><li>Effective communication and collaboration in cross-disciplinary teams.</li><li>Self-motivated with a strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet project deadlines.</li></ul><p>#LI-EO1</p>