FPGA Engineer III

Position Overview

As an FPGA Engineer III, you will be responsible for implementing innovative FPGA solutions that enable Fujifilm Sonosite ultrasound systems to meet real world clinical needs. You will work with a diverse group of talented engineers from Electrical, Systems, Ultrasound, and Software teams to design the next generation of ultrasound systems using the latest FPGA technologies, FPGA design processes, and tools, from product conception all the way to production.

You will have the opportunity to lead projects where you will need to interact with external experts and vendors to understand, integrate and implement new enabling technologies. To be successful in this role you will need to be organized, detail oriented, passionate and driven to solve challenging problems in a team environment.

At FUJIFILM Sonosite, we reinvent how healthcare is delivered with point-of-care ultrasound technology. As the leader in bedside ultrasound systems, our innovations save lives—from premature babies in NICUs to trauma patients in emergency rooms.

We’re looking for purpose-driven team members ready to build technology that impacts real-world scenarios, including natural disasters and even war zones. By joining FUJIFILM Sonosite, you’ll be part of a team that thrives on collaboration, out-of-the-box thinking, and a passion for life-saving innovations. Let’s make a difference together.

Our headquarters in Bothell, Washington, blends riverside charm with urban amenities, quality schools, and an ever-evolving downtown—all part of the vibrant Seattle metro area.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.”

Essential Job Functions:

• Create and release FPGAs through the development phases of Architecture, RTL Design, Physical Implementation, Timing Closure, Simulation Validation, Lab Based Silicon Validation
• Collaborate with system architects and ultrasound design engineers to implement digital logic functions in FPGA prototypes to validate/tradeoff architecture & design alternatives
• Drive trade-off analysis to benefit customer experience and optimization of target technology resources for cost/size/power/performance/features
• Prioritize work and break down assignments into tasks that can be organized and executed to meet assignment performance and time goals
• Solve technical issues both as an individual and as a participant on cross-functional teams
• Apply engineering principles to design products and prototypes
• Conduct engineering confidence testing and generate technical reports
• Scripting and basic software development in support of FPGA design verification
• Support development and/or improvement of NPI processes through active participation in ongoing development in both new and sustaining areas, identifying opportunities for improvements
• Responsible and accountable for carrying out the requirements of the company’s quality system
• Communicate project status to lead/manager
• Communicate with other Engineering departments

Knowledge and

Experience:

• BS electrical engineering or computer science with 4-6 years relevant industry experience or MS electrical engineering
• Experience with FPGA/ASIC design software (Altera and/or Xilinx)
• Experience with VHDL preferred, Verilog experience a plus
• Experience with simulators (Mentor Modelism desired)
• Demonstrate proficiencies with FPGA/ASIC verification tools, languages and methodologies
• VHDL/Verilog, System Verilog, C/C++, scripting (e.g. Bash, Python, TCL)
• An understanding of object-oriented concepts and experience designing class-based constrained random test benches a plus
• Experience with signal or image processing applications a plus
• Experience with randomized regression testing a plus
• Experience with assertion based verification a plus
• Experience with code coverage a plus
• MATLAB experience is a plus

Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to lift 25lbs with or without accommodations

Salary and Benefits:

• $95,000 - $115,000 depending on…