FPGA Design - Lead Research Engineer "Clearance Required

Job Summary

As an FPGA Design Research Engineer, you will architect and develop embedded systems for real‑time controls and industrial communication, contributing to GE Vernova’s energy businesses and collaborating with U.S. government agencies, universities and national labs.

• Develop FPGA solutions for embedded and industrial control systems.
• Leverage FPGA design tools to develop, simulate, test and optimize real‑time embedded systems.
• Shape and pursue external opportunities with U.S. government agencies such as the DOE and DOD.
• Work with GE businesses to transition real‑time embedded controls from lab demonstrations to fieldable prototypes.
• Collaborate with universities, industrial consortiums, commercial partners and others to advance the state of the art in embedded systems.
• Publish technical papers, file patents and contribute to open‑source communities.

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related discipline OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of industry experience OR Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of industry experience.
• 2–5 years of FPGA and SoC design experience using Verilog, System Verilog and VHDL.
• 2–5 years of hands‑on experience with Xilinx and/or Intel (Altera) FPGA devices, tools and ecosystems.
• 2–5 years of solid understanding of digital logic design, including FSMs, pipelining and resource optimization.
• 2–5 years of experience with RTL simulation, synthesis, place‑and‑route and timing closure.
• 2–5 years of knowledge of clock domain crossing (CDC) techniques and metastability mitigation.
• 2–5 years of familiarity with high‑speed and standard interfaces (UART, SPI, I²C, Ethernet, PCIe, DDR).
• 2–5 years of experience developing test benches and performing functional verification.
• 2–5 years of proficiency with on‑chip debugging tools (e.g., ILA, Signal Tap).
• 2–5 years of ability to read and interpret schematics, timing diagrams and hardware datasheets.
• 2–5 years of experience using version control systems (Git preferred).
• 2–5 years of experience with high‑level synthesis (HLS) tools and algorithm‑to‑hardware workflows, including Vitis HLS and integration with Math Works MATLAB/Simulink.

• Experience with real‑time embedded applications and systems on microcontrollers, FPGAs, x86 and/or ARM processors.
• Strong embedded programming skills in C/C++, C#, Python, etc.
• Experience with Linux build systems (e.g., Yocto) and Linux driver/kernel development.
• Experience writing firmware and low‑level programming for microcontrollers.
• Working knowledge of real‑time operating systems such as QNX, RTLinux or VxWorks.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies, hypervisors, Docker containers.
• Experience with CI/CD technologies such as Git Lab, Jenkins.

Legal authorization to work in the United States is required. We will not sponsor individuals at the Bachelor’s level for employment visas, now or in the future. You must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY.

This role requires access to U.S. export‑controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export‑controlled information from the U.S. Government.

GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).