ASIC​/FPGA Design Manager in North Reading

Job Description

Our client is seeking an experienced FPGA Design Manager to lead a team of ASIC & FPGA engineers supporting the development of next- equipment and test platforms. This individual will provide both technical leadership and people management while driving FPGA architecture, design, verification, implementation, and system integration efforts across diverse portfolio of test and measurement products.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong FPGA design background combined with exposure to ASIC development methodologies and digital design best practices. This role will lead a team of approximately 5-10 FPGA engineers while partnering closely with hardware, software, systems, ASIC, and product engineering organizations.

The FPGA Design Manager will oversee FPGA development activities supporting multiple product lines used for semiconductor testing, validation, characterization, and instrumentation applications. These platforms leverage high-performance digital systems, high-speed interfaces, data acquisition architectures, embedded processing, and real‑time control technologies.

The manager will be responsible for technical execution, resource planning, team development, architecture reviews, and ensuring successful delivery of FPGA solutions across multiple concurrent development programs.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 5-10 FPGA Design Engineers
• Manage project priorities, technical direction, staffing, and execution schedules
• Drive FPGA architecture, RTL development, verification, implementation, integration, and release activities
• Provide technical leadership across multiple semiconductor test and instrumentation product platforms
• Collaborate with hardware, software, systems, ASIC, validation, and product engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and design reviews
• Support FPGA bring-up, system integration, debugging, and root‑cause analysis efforts
• Guide development of high-speed digital interfaces, data processing pipelines, embedded control systems, and real‑time architectures
• Support long‑term FPGA technology roadmap planning and architectural strategy
• Drive engineering best practices, development methodologies, and process improvements
• Participate in hiring, performance management, employee development, and succession planning
• Ensure successful execution across multiple concurrent FPGA development projects

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• 8+ years of FPGA design and development experience
• 3+ years of technical leadership or engineering management experience Qualifications
  • Prior ASIC or SoC design experience
  • Experience with semiconductor test equipment, automated test equipment (ATE), instrumentation, or high-performance electronic systems
  • Experience with FPGA prototyping of ASIC designs
  • Experience with UVM‑based verification methodologies
  • Familiarity with ASIC implementation concepts including synthesis, static timing analysis, power analysis, and physical design flows
  • Experience with PCIe, Ethernet, DDR memory interfaces, Ser Des, JESD
    204, and other high‑speed communication protocols
  • Experience with AMD/Xilinx Ultra Scale, Ultra Scale+, Versal, or next‑ FPGA technologies
  • Experience supporting complex multi‑board digital hardware systems
  Technologies Used
  • AMD/Xilinx FPGA Platforms
  • Cadence Design Tools
  • Verilog
  • VHDL
  • System Verilog
  • UVM
  • RTL Design
  • FPGA Verification
  • ASIC Methodologies
  • PCIe
  • Ethernet
  • DDR Memory
  • Ser Des
  • High-Speed Digital Design
  • Embedded Processing Systems