FPGA Engineer – Video

Job Description

Reporting to the Manager of FPGA – Imaging, this Staff Engineer will lead the delivery of best-in-class video processing solutions for our da Vinci systems (and other robotic platforms), as part of an excellent cross-functional team. The engineer in this position will work with the broader Vision and EE teams to architect, implement and verify image sensor interfaces as well as novel solutions for driving stereo and mono displays using FPGAs / FPGA SoCs deployed on the platform.

The ideal candidate will possess a proven background in FPGA-based video processing with deep expertise in image sensor interfaces and display driving solutions – implementation and evaluation with the trade-offs between visual quality, performance, and FPGA resource utilization in mind.

• Lead architecture of high-performance video processing pipelines and interfaces in FPGAs
• Develop novel solutions for driving stereo and mono displays, optimizing for visual quality and system performance
• Implement complex designs using (System) Verilog and verify in simulation and on hardware
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to drive balanced trade-offs across resources, cost, performance, and practicality to deliver optimal video processing architectures
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical leadership within the FPGA team
• Drive improvements to FPGA design and verification methodology; explore avenues to reduce development and verification time
• Investigate and evaluate new FPGA / FPGA-SoC platforms for low-latency video processing
• Provide technical guidance on FPGA architecture decisions and design reviews