NVIDIA · 2 days ago
Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer - Hardware
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$168K/yr - $310K/yr
5+ years expNVIDIA is a leader in GPU technology and innovation, seeking a Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer to join their Emulation team. The role involves building and improving FPGA prototypes for next generation GPUs and SOCs, requiring strong coordination and problem-solving skills across multiple teams.
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Responsibilities
Build FPGA prototypes by making RTL FPGA-friendly, partitioning the design and taking it through synthesis and place and route
Improve performance of the prototype, analyze timing and generate bit streams
Bring up the design on FPGA prototyping platforms and indulge in problem solving
Release the prototype to the customers and support them when they face problems
You are expected to understand the design and implementation, define the configurations, develop/modify the bringup and testing infrastructure and verify the correctness of the design
Good coordination with architects, designers, verification engineers, and SW teams will be needed to accomplish your tasks
Qualification
Required
BS (or equivalent experience) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields with 7+ years of experience, or MS with 5+ years of proven experience in FPGA prototyping
Good understanding of FPGA prototyping architecture, devices, flows and tools
Experience in backend flows of FPGA Prototyping - Synthesis, P&R and Timing closure, with emphasis on Synopsys Protocompiler or Siemens VPS and Xilinx Vivado
Exposure to ASIC design and verification tools (VCS or equivalent, Verdi, GDB)
Knowledge of Verilog, System Verilog and digital design concepts
Good debugging and problem solving skills
Hands on experience with lab FPGA debug methodologies, tools (Identify or ChipScope), and lab debug equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)
Preferred
Scripting knowledge (Perl/shell/Tcl) is desired
Good documentation, communication and interpersonal skills
Experience with memory bring up of Memory (LPDDR5/6, DDR5/6), CXL/PCIE and/or high speed I/F such as USB4/3 is desirable
Prior experience with hardware emulation or prototyping (Synopsys HAPS or Siemens ProFPGA) of a high-performance processor or SOC is a plus
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