Lam Research · 2 days ago
Senior FPGA Design Engineer
Fremont, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$141K/yr - $307K/yr
12+ years expLam Research is dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering of etch and deposition products in the semiconductor industry. As a Senior FPGA Design Engineer, you will design, develop, and troubleshoot software programs, ensuring seamless integration between software and hardware across Lam's product portfolio.
CleanTechManufacturingSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Implement designs in FPGA solutions for embedded controllers used in semiconductor plasma etchers
Responsibilities include collaborating with process, systems, software, electrical, firmware, and mechanical engineers to architect and design the applicable embedded solutions
Must own and drive requirements, design, and implementation of the solution including hardware design, FPGA, FW and appropriate algorithms
Influence the design decisions to partition the architecture across HW/SW, FW and FPGA
Design and develop interface, operation, and control of peripheral devices such as: RTD’s, thermocouples, electric actuators, stepper motors, heaters, pressure sensors, pressure controllers, flow controllers, RF measurement and control systems
Model signal processing path and algorithms in Matlab/Simulink or Python and port them to RTL being executed on the FPGA in the actual HW solutions
Qualification
Required
Typical 12+ years of experience in embedded system architecture and design with multiple analog and digital I/O capabilities, FPGA, DSP & microcontroller-based products
BS or MS Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
Proficient in FPGA design and development methodologies using SystemVerilog or VHDL
Must be able to effectively write FPGA and document FPGA design and development
Must have worked with Xilinx Vivado block diagram tool and built designs using AXI busses
In depth understanding of the FPGA design cycle including verification process using UVM and FPGA release
Preferred
Skilled in experimental modelling using Matlab and Simulink, prototyping test and measurement using lab equipment, scripting using Python
Should be able to handle multiple tasks including FPGA design cycle
Experience working on Xilinx Zynq based systems and interfacing with an application running on an RTOS at the application layer
Knowledge of digital signal processing: FFT, FIR, IIR
Must be well versed in communications protocols (SPI, I2C, EtherCAT, Ethernet, RS232), analog circuit design and analysis, schematic design
Should have owned designs and embedded solutions used in industrial applications, architected the SDLC processes used in development, and setup test automation infrastructure to enable release management
Should have experience and/or working knowledge of source code management tools like Git and Atlassian tool suite
The position requires excellent soft skills to be part of a cross functional team, excellent written & oral communication and presentation skills
Benefits
Comprehensive set of outstanding benefits
Company
Lam Research
Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry.
10001+ employees
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