Subject Matter Expert - FPGA/RTL

Role & responsibilities :

- Conduct research and feasibility studies on FPGA architectures, FPGA/CPU/GPU co-design, and acceleration frameworks.

- Architect and prototype novel RTL modules, pipelines, and hardware algorithms.

- Develop proof-of-concept (PoC) implementations to evaluate performance, latency, throughput, and resource trade-offs.

- Explore emerging FPGA toolchains, HLS methods, and hardware optimization techniques.

- Perform profiling, benchmarking, and architectural exploration across FPGA platforms.

- Document findings, design trade-offs, and research insights for internal teams.

- Estimation of new features, Debug test failures to determine the root cause; work with other RTL and firmware engineers to resolve any issues.

Mandatory Skills :

- Hands-on experience in FPGA/RTL design and development.

- Strong command of VHDL or Verilog/SystemVerilog for RTL development.

- Experience in developing RTL designs in one or more of the following technologies : PCIe, Ethernet, TCP/IP, Packet processing, USB, etc.

- Excellent ability to analyse and isolate RTL and test bench issues.

- Proficient in using UVM testbenches and working in Linux and Windows environments.

- Strong background in simulation, verification, and debugging using ILA/SignalTap.

- Solid understanding of digital design concepts, algorithms, and architectural trade-offs.

- Should be able to develop the small blocks of IP from scratch and do basic functional verification.

- Should be familiar with protocols like SPI, I2C, UART and AXI.

Desirable Skills :

- Experience with High-Level Synthesis (HLS) for algorithm acceleration.

- Exposure to SoC-based FPGA platforms (Zynq/Ultrascale+/Stratix 10/Agilex).

- Scripting for experimentation : Python, MATLAB, Tcl, Bash.

- Understanding of PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, or high-speed I/O interfaces.

Skills

FPGA, RTL, VHDL, System Verilog, Python, RTL Design, Linux, Algorithm, SPI, SoC, UVM