Senior Engineer - FPGA

Senior Engineer - FPGA

About Big Rio:
Big Rio is a remote-based, technology consulting firm with headquarters in Boston, MA. We deliver solutions ranging from custom development, software implementation, data analytics, and machine learning/AI integrations. We are a one-stop shop that attracts clients from a variety of industries because of our proven ability to deliver cutting-edge and cost-conscious software solutions. With extensive domain knowledge, Big Rio has teams of data architects, data engineers, software engineers, web developers, and consultants who deliver best-in-class solutions across a variety of verticals.

Our diverse industry exposure equips us with invaluable tools, tricks, and techniques to tackle complex software and data challenges.

As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and optimizing FPGA-based solutions for our healthcare sensor systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including hardware engineers, radar systems engineers, software developers, and data scientists. Your expertise in designing and implementing robust FPGA-based systems will be instrumental in building our custom sensor for real-time analytics on our healthcare platform.

Extensive experience (5+ years) in FPGA design, development, and implementation using Verilog or VHDL. Hands-on experience in hardware-software integration and system testing, including working directly with standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, etc.). Embedded HW & SW integration experience in bare-metal or real-time operating system environments. Working knowledge of standard communication interfaces (SPI, UART, Ethernet, I2C, USB) Experience aiding in the bring-up of custom PCBs.

Solid understanding of high-speed digital design principles and methodologies. Experience with real-time data processing and optimization techniques. Desired Skill Set C/C++ for embedded systems (not required, but highly desirable). Experience designing fixed-point implementations targeting FPGAs. Proficiency in radar signal processing techniques, DSP algorithms, and Client preferred but not essential. Matlab/Simulink/Octave or similar tool knowledge Programming skill set with scripting languages (e.g. Python, TCL, Perl, etc.)

A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience Real-world work experience in relevant roles in a commercial setting Ideally, full life cycle experience with an electronics product that has shipped and achieved meaningful commercial success.