Job Description

Senior FPGA Engineer

Carrollton, TX – Relocation Assistance Provided

The Company

Our client is a global leader in aviation technology, specializing in cabin systems integration for business and commercial aircraft. They design their audio, video, lighting, and entertainment systems completely in-house, from concept through production and support.

The Job

Our client’s design engineering team is responsible for the FPGA design and development of both prototype and production units across their entire product portfolio, from concept and detailed design through manufacturing release and support. This is a hands-on design role that also provides technical leadership on complex projects, working closely with mechanical, software, and electrical engineering teams.

Functions

• Design and implement complex video and audio processing algorithms in VHDL targeting Xilinx devices
• Implement video pipelines including up/down conversion (4K/UHD, HDR/SDR, scaling, color conversion) and audio processing (IEC 60958 LPCM, IEC 61937 Dolby/DTS, I2S TDM, AES67, DSP functions)
• Integrate high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, HDMI)
• Support USB-based 4K video playback in an embedded cabin environment
• Conduct simulation, verification, and laboratory debugging using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and custom simulations
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams on design partitioning, planning, implementation, board bring-up, timing closure, and performance optimization
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and systems engineering to develop optimal architecture and FPGA requirements
• Analyze and interpret hardware schematics to support integration (no board design required)
• Integrate IP from other FPGA designers and maintain code reuse standards and practices
• Create thorough design documents, specifications, and interface definitions
• Contribute to existing projects with opportunities to lead new product development in the future

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent.
• 8+ years of hands-on FPGA development experience.
• Proven expertise with Xilinx FPGAs and related toolchains (Vivado, etc.).
• Strong skills in creating concise and clear VHDL code targeting Xilinx IP integration.
• Proficiency in high-speed digital design methods and best practices, including multiple clock domains, AXI streaming and memory-mapped IP interfaces, coherent configuration and status across designs, and clean clock crossings.
• Familiarity with FPGA and processor system co-design (external and on-die hard/soft IP processor architectures); Zynq platform experience is strongly desired.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced, hardware/software integrated environment.

Preferred Skills

• Extensive experience with video I/O standards and interfaces such as HDMI, DisplayPort, DSI-2, GMSL, and GigE, including integration and customization of vendor IP cores
• Deep experience with video/audio pipelines, including real-time 4K signal processing and handling digital audio streams
• Experience with video compression/decompression and/or audio resampling and manipulation techniques
• Understanding of Linux environments, including scripting for FPGA development tools
• Exposure to DevOps practices in software/firmware CI/CD pipelines
• Strong cross-disciplinary collaboration skills and comfort wearing multiple hats