Principal Engineer -Software Design
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026.
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Job Description:
About the Position
- Design and build complete FPGA-based SoC applications using our C++ flow - writing HLS cores, integrating them into full systems (interconnect, IPs, firmware), and running them on real hardware.
- Use these apps to drive regression/validation testing (functional correctness, performance, QoR, timing).
- Act as an internal "customer zero," feeding hands-on findings into feature prioritization and roadmap decisions alongside the compiler teams.
Responsibilities
- Firmware/embedded C++ development (drivers, RTOS/bare-metal, DMA/interrupts); high-level synthesis as a user (Vitis HLS, Catapult, SmartHLS, or similar - pragmas, pipelining, QoR analysis);
- FPGA/SoC system design (AXI, memory hierarchies, IP integration); strong general software engineering (C++); and a test/quality mindset for complex toolchains.
- communicate well, thrive with ambiguity, and are excited about the future of C++-based hardware/software co-design.
- Xilinx/ AMD Vitis flow experience, SDK and boot gen flows
- Expertise to build Embedded FPGA application and validate on Silicon
- Testing Linux and Standalone Device Drivers
- Overall 8+ years of experience in same domain.
Why Join Us!
- We are looking for like-minded people who can share our passion for success.
- Opportunity to work on next-generation FPGA products.
- Collaborate with a dynamic, highly skilled technical publications team.
- Take ownership of documentation for complex software and hardware workflows.
- Work in a fast-paced, agile environment solving challenging and interesting technical problems.
Requirements/Qualifications:
B.Tech/Masters - with Equivalent experience.
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