FPGA/Firmware Design Engineer

Company: Volt
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 24, 2025

Job Description:

Volt is Immediately Hiring for - FPGA/Firmware Design Engineer

Do you have the following skills, experience and drive to succeed in this role Find out below.


As a FPGA/Firmware Design Engineer - You will:

Clearance Required - SECRET

Requirements (Must Haves) :

Primary Responsibilities
The FPGA/Firmware design engineer's primary job functions include designing, implementing, and testing firmware solutions targeting unique high-speed FPGAs and their supporting circuitry.



Basic Qualifications

We're looking for FPGA/Firmware Software Engineers possessing the basic FPGA foundations such as:

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering with 8-12 years of relevant experience.
Experience with, and understanding of, FPGA system design and test.
Experience with embedded Software/Firmware design.
Experience with C/C++, MATLAB.
Understanding of multiple high-speed serial communication standards and interfaces (e.g. Aurora, 10Ge, PCIe, DDR4/3/2/1, JESD204B)
Experienced with version control systems including SVN and Git.
Hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and debug/test methods.
Analyze, design, simulate, and implement algorithms in hardware descriptor languages, HDL (VHDL, Verilog), based on MATLAB model(s).
Analyze, design, and implement HDL test benches in hardware description languages, HDL (VHDL, Verilog), for code validation and validation against models



Preferred Qualifications

Some of the preferred qualities we're looking for in FPGA/Firmware Software Engineers are:

Familiarity with modern Xilinx FPGA families and design tools (7-series FPGAs, Ultra scale+, Vivado, Xilinx IP cores).
Experience working with SoC designs such as Zynq and Zynq Ultra scale+ including architecting and interfacing with peripherals, interrupts, and related bus architectures.
Experience developing and implementing FPGA-optimized versions of DSP algorithms (e.g., modulation/demodulation, PLLs, filters, image processing).
Experience with standard internal interfaces such as AXI4, AXI4-Stream, and AXI4-Lite.
Experience working with embedded operating systems (i.e., RTOS such as Green Hills).
A Masters (MS) degree in Engineering discipline.



This is a Full Time ,Contract opportunity.



Location : San Diego CA USA (Onsite)

Contract : 6+ Month (Possibly Conversion after 6 month )

Pay Rate : $120-125 Per hour.



Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible



Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).



Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email hr_dept@volt.com or call (866) -898-0005. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.



Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. - 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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