FPGA Engineer

Multibeam Corporation is a leading high productivity electron-beam technology innovator in waferfabequipment. Our technology will revolutionize the industry with maskless, full-wafer patterning capabilities. Our multi-column direct write system pushes what is possible by enabling rapid prototyping to volume production with maskless lithography flexibility.

At the heart of Multibeam technology is an array of miniature e-beam columns that provide a maskless and high-throughput platform for writing nanoscale IC patterns seamlessly across full wafers. This solves key limitations widely recognized with e-beam lithography, transforming it from a mere R&D curiosity to an incredible fab tool for production. With MEBL systems, device makers can save on lithography costs, safeguard the IC supply chain, and revolutionize microelectronics manufacturing.

We believe the key to our successareour people. Our best employees love what they do and bring unique backgrounds to our fast-paced, highly collaborative environment. We are managed by some of the brightest in Silicon Valley, including Dr. David K. Lam, founder and prior CEO of Lam Research. The ideal candidate is independent, flexible, and enjoys working in a fast-paced and creative technical environment.

As an FPGA engineer you will be play a key role working closely with our analogue and software engineers to simulate, design, prototype and debug hardware/software for high precision, timing critical mixed signal electronics.

Job Type: Full Time, On Site

• 8+ years of hands-on FPGA design experience in production environments
• Expert command of HDL design (System Verilog, Verilog, and/or VHDL)
• Proven experience with Xilinx/AMD FPGA architectures
• Deep understanding of clocking architectures, CDC analysis, and multi-clock systems
• Strong knowledge of timing closure, constraint development (XDC/SDC), and static timing analysis
• Experience designing high-reliability, low-latency, or high-throughput digital system
  
  Verification, Debug, and Validation

• Advanced experience with simulation-driven verification (System Verilog test benches, assertions, functional coverage)
• Proficiency with hardware debugging tools (ILA/Signal Tap, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes)
• Ability to root-cause complex system-level issues spanning FPGA, firmware, SW and hardware
• Experience supporting bring-up, characterization, and debug of custom boards

• Strong experience implementing and debugging standard high-speed interfaces such as:
  • PCIe, Ethernet (1G–100G)
  • DDR3/DDR4/DDR5
  • LVDS, Ser Des, SPI, I²C, UART
• Familiarity with protocol stacks, alignment, calibration, and error handling
• Ability to architect FPGA subsystems within larger mixed-signal or embedded system
• Experience collaborating with PCB, signal integrity, firmware, and software teams
• Solid understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, and board-level constraints
• Experience with embedded processors (Micro Blaze, Nios, ARM-based SoCs)

• Experience designing for determinism, low jitter, and real-time performance
• Knowledge of reset strategies, fault detection, watchdogs, and safe-state design
• Familiarity with design practices for regulated, mission-critical, or safety-conscious systems is a plus

• Proficiency with FPGA toolchain Vivado
• Experience using version control (Git) and structured development workflows
• Comfortable working with CI, scripted builds, regression testing, or linting tools

• Ability to lead FPGA architecture decisions and mentor junior engineers
• Comfortable reviewing designs, constraints, and verification strategies
• Strong communication skills across hardware, firmware, and systems teams
• Proven ability to own designs end-to-end from concept through production