Hardware Digital Engineer (FPGA & PCB Design)

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In short

Emerson is seeking a Senior Digital Hardware Engineer in Austin, TX, to work on FPGA and PCB design for test and measurement products. This hybrid role involves full FPGA design lifecycle management, schematic entry, layout guidelines, and prototype validation. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and over 5 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary hardware engineering teams to develop test and measurement products.
Develop register maps and generate documentation.
Own the full FPGA design, including logic implementation, data movement and analysis, testbenches, compilation, and timing analysis.
Own all aspects of digital board level design, including schematic entry, layout guidelines, signal integrity simulations, and prototype validation.
Develop and execute plans for prototype hardware bring-up and board level validation.
Be the voice of digital design in project meetings by estimating level of effort for design tasks, providing input on status of work, and proactively raising technical concerns.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
5+ years of relevant engineering experience in digital hardware design.
Experience using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog to implement synthesizable logic targeting FPGAs.
Experience using schematic capture and board layout tools for PCB design.
Located within a commutable distance to NI’s offices in Austin, TX, or willing to relocate.
Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future.

Desired Qualifications

Experience bringing up prototype hardware.
Familiar with common clock domain crossing methods.
Experience with high-speed digital design.
Knowledge of static timing analysis and experience writing timing constraints.
Familiar with board level signal integrity simulation tools.
Experience writing and executing test plans to verify board level digital circuits.
Experience writing testbenches and simulation models to verify logic designs.
Familiar with common benchtop instruments such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, function generators, and power supplies.
Familiar with Xilinx, Intel or Lattice FPGAs and CPLDs, as well as their design tools.
Experience collaborating with other technical disciplines such as Analog, Software, Mechanical, and RF.
Knowledge of RF design practices.
Familiar with semiconductor, transportation, and/or aerospace test industries.

Benefits

Market-leading 401(k) and profit-sharing plan.
Variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage.
Family formation benefits in addition to paid parental leave (maternal and paternal).
Employee Assistance Program.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee resource groups.
Flexible time off plans, inclusive of vacation, holiday, and sick leave.

Skills

VHDLSystemVerilogschematic capturePCB designsignal integritystatic timing analysisoscilloscopesDMMsfunction generatorspower suppliesXilinxIntelLattice FPGAsCPLDs

#Hardware#Digital Engineering#FPGA#PCB Design#Schematic Entry#Layout#Signal Integrity#VHDL#SystemVerilog#Timing Analysis

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