Senior FPGA​/RTL Design Engineer - Signal Processing

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close‑knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, schools, hospitals, businesses, and ultimately, nations.

Silvus Technologies, a leading provider of advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, is reshaping mesh network technology for mission‑critical applications on the ground, in the air and  battle‑proven Stream Caster family of MANET radios and proprietary MN‑MIMO waveform provides the vital communications link for defense, law enforcement and public safety agencies around the world, even in the toughest operational environments. Silvus Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Would you like to join an incredibly talented group of people, doing very challenging work, with the prime directive of Keeping Our Heroes Connected
?

Silvus is seeking a Senior FPGA Design Engineer – Signal Processing reporting to the Director of FPGA Engineering on the FPGA Engineering team. The successful individual will participate in all aspects of the research and development process from concept to field deployment, implementing novel signal processing algorithms for Silvus’ MIMO wireless networking products and supporting FPGA‑based designs for our advanced wireless systems R&D.

The position is based at Silvus Technologies’ headquarters in West Los Angeles, CA on a hybrid schedule with a minimum of three days onsite per week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays).

• Digital design architecting for wireless communication projects.
• Fixed‑point design of signal processing blocks while working with systems engineers.
• RTL coding, simulation, and test‑bench development.
• FPGA synthesis and timing closure.
• Hardware verification and troubleshooting; familiarity with logic analyzers.
• Provide support to the RF and Software Engineering teams.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.
• Minimum 6 years of demonstrated experience in FPGA design; OR 4 years of FPGA design experience with a Master of Science degree; OR 2 years of FPGA design experience with a PhD degree.
• Demonstrated experience with fixed‑point binary arithmetic and digital signal processing designs.
• Proven expertise working with multiple clock‑domain, high‑utilization FPGA designs.
• Experience with Xilinx FPGAs, SoCs, and the Vivado IDE.
• Must be U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident) due to clients under U.S. federal contracts.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

• Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE).
• Experience using MATLAB.
• Experience with communication systems on FPGA or ASIC designs.

• Office environment.
• Occasional exposure to heat, cold, and allergens while performing tests or demonstrations in the field.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:
  • Lift equipment up to 20 lbs. for the set‑up of demonstrations and testing.
  • Perform bending and reaching movements to place items on lower and higher shelves.
  • Kneeling or squatting to access lower shelves.
  • Walking and moving in the labs.

Annual salary range: $125,000 – $195,000. The pay range is not a guarantee and will vary depending on the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

• Incentive bonus plans.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) with company match.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Generous paid time‑off packages.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid parental and family leave.
• And more.

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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