FPGA Design Engineer IV

JOB TITLE: FPGA Design Engineer IV

LOCATION: Sunnyvale, CA

DURATION: 12 Months

PAY RANGE: $95-$105/hr.

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SKILLS:

• BS Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Engineering (CE), or Computer Science (CS), or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of end-to-end FPGA design experience (RTL, Simulation, Implementation, Hands‑on bring‑up and debug)
• Experience with commercial HDL simulators (Modelsim/Questa)

Company: Fortune 500 multi‑nation technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, CA

Job Description: The team is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most. As an FPGA Design Engineer within the multidisciplinary Prototyping Team, you will employ your expertise in problem‑solving and prototyping to accelerate product development across the hardware organization. You will collaborate with teams within Hardware Engineering, Research and Development, and Industrial Design.

These projects cover a wide variety of technical challenges unique to the company’s hardware portfolio, including Oculus, Portal, and beyond. The team is responsible for rapidly building and iterating polished high‑fidelity prototypes and development platforms that bring new ideas to life by expressing design intent and user experience—using the best and most appropriate tools and techniques for the task.

We are seeking an FPGA Design Engineer who has a passion for working across disciplines (EE, FW/SW) to turn early cutting‑edge concepts and technologies into reality. As an FPGA Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design of new concepts, technologies, and product development.

You must be able to work with minimal guidance, demonstrate a high attention to detail, be partnership‑oriented, and possess strong problem‑solving skills. You must be a self‑starter, well‑organized, and have excellent communication skills. The team is constantly growing, and you will be relied upon to help define team direction and be motivated to improve the effectiveness of tools and processes from each project to the next.

• Partner with Design, Engineering, and Research teams to identify and solve complex design and technological challenges
• Designing, simulating, prototyping, debugging, and testing embedded systems that combine electronics, mechanics, optics, and software, with end‑to‑end ownership of product design throughout early product development
• Collaborating in a team environment with cross‑functional teams such as system engineering, architecture, product design, NPI, and research
• Ability to execute multiple streams of work simultaneously and independently balance and prioritize project workload to ensure success against timeline constraints
• RTL development and testing for FPGA targets/platforms to support rapid prototyping
• Assist with algorithm analysis, verification, and improvement
• Direct contingent/contract design and test resources
• Develop component and system‑level performance specifications

• BS Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Engineering (CE), or Computer Science (CS), or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of end‑to‑end FPGA design experience (RTL, Simulation, Implementation, Hands‑on bring‑up and debug)
• Experience with commercial HDL simulators (Modelsim/Questa)
• Experience with Verilog and System Verilog
• Experience with digital circuit design and various communications protocols such as I2C, UART, SPI, I2S, USB, MIPI, PCIe, etc.
• Experience with board‑level testing (oscilloscope, logic analyzer)
• Collaboration and communication skills
• Demonstrated domain knowledge in compute & systems development, proven track record in building advanced technology & product development

• Experience with verification environments/methodologies
• Experience with streaming video protocols (MIPI, AXI‑Stream, etc.)
• Experience with scripting in TCL and Python
• Master’s degree in EE, CE, or CS, or equivalent experience
• Experience leading a multidisciplinary product engineering team, with oversight into mechanical, electrical, and firmware work streams and integration between disciplines
• Understanding of company products and technologies
• Experience with embedded devices
• Experience with…