Principal FPGA Engineer

Responsibilities

• Architect a massively parallel, ultra-low latency FPGA pipeline capable of processing hundreds of thousands of frames per second across a fleet of hundreds of FPGAs
• Lead cross-disciplinary engineering efforts spanning software, electrical, and process engineering
• Design and implement real-time ML inference capability directly on FPGA fabric
• Develop novel RTL components and IP blocks that push the limits of timing closure, resource utilization, and deterministic latency
• Implement high-performance signal processing algorithms on FPGA, including custom arithmetic, filtering, and feature extraction at line rate
• Design deterministic, microsecond-precision controllers for high-power laser systems operating under strict real-time constraints

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or related field
• 15+ years of FPGA development experience in SystemVerilog or VHDL
• Familiarity with Xilinx Vivado/Vitis toolchain development environment
• Experience with high-speed IO, board bring up, and similar hardware-centric FPGA development domains

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or related field
• Experience with image processing or DSP
• Experience with Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC
• Experience with embedded software development including embedded Linux and System on Chip (SoC)-based architectures
• Experience implementing math/advanced computations on FPGAs
• Experience with heterogeneous computing platforms and high-speed data acquisition systems
• Familiarity with C/C++ or other high-level programming languages

Benefits

• Significant stock option packages
• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• Relocation assistance provided
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
• Generous Paid Parental Leave
• Free daily catered lunch and dinner

About the Company

Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation.