Firmware Engineer

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Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes.

AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years.

We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together.

At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

We have an immediate need for an FPGA Engineer. In this position, you will design and modify, programmable logic, components, and circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices. You will perform engineering work in basic and applied research, development, and design of new products.

• Responsible for research, design, and development of logic designs in RTL as applicable to FPGAs.
• Apply rigorous engineering and DSP concepts towards the development of solutions.
• Works closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and design of the overall system.
• Develops verification test benches towards logic design simulation and related documentation.
• Contributes to determining, estimating, and validating the cost and scope of software efforts to ensure software performed meets program cost, schedule, and technical constraints.
• Perform technical review, design analysis, development and selection of hardware for mission critical systems.
• Design, develop, and maintain FPGA RTL logic designs.
• Apply engineering and DSP principles to develop robust technical solutions.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to define interfaces, requirements, and system performance.
• Develop and execute FPGA verification test benches and supporting documentation.
• Support project planning through effort estimation, scope definition, and validation of technical requirements.
• Participate in design reviews, hardware evaluations, and system-level analysis for mission-critical applications.

• Location:
  
  Redwood City, California in office.

• Understanding of control systems and their application to power electronics.
• Knowledge of VHDL design experience using Xilinx Vivado and Mentor Questasim.
• Exposure to AMD/Xilinx FPGA and FPGA SoC technologies, including Zynq Ultra Scale+ and Series 7 devices.
• Proficient in Vivado (GUI and TCL), including design optimization and floor planning.
• Familiarity with timing analysis, timing closure, and design pipelining.
• Basic understanding of FPGA design building blocks such as CDC, AXI, Wishbone, and arbitration logic.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and JTAG debuggers.
• Experience with FPGA-based DSP design, including FIR, IIR, and CIC filters.
• Working knowledge of Git version control.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• MATLAB and/or Python for filter design and tool development.
• C++ programming experience.
• Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence,…