Senior FPGA Engineer

About the Company

Advanced Navigation is the world’s most determined innovator in AI robotics and navigation technologies across land, air, sea and space applications. Founded on a culture of research and discovery, Advanced Navigation's mission is to be the catalyst of the autonomy revolution.

Responsibilities

• Design performant, low-latency, and deterministic FPGA configurations
• Diagnose, root-cause, and resolve complex hardware/software defects
• Author technical documentation including architectural specifications and test plans
• Maintain expert-level proficiency in FPGA architecture and HDLs
• Scout evolving state-of-the-art FPGA technologies and SoC architectures

Requirements

• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Electronic, Computer Systems, or Mechatronics
• 5+ years of hands-on FPGA development experience in high-reliability environments
• Proven experience with AMD/Xilinx (Vivado) and Microchip toolchains
• Deep expertise in VHDL and advanced timing constraints (SDC/XDC)
• Experience with clock domain crossing (CDC) and clock management (PLLs/MMCMs)
• Proficiency in DSP implementation including digital control loops
• Experience interfacing with high-speed data converters (ADCs/DACs)
• Knowledge of high-speed memory and digital interfaces (DDR3/DDR4, PCIe)
• Strong debugging skills using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FPGA verification methodologies and testbench development
• Familiarity with Python, MATLAB, or Bash for automation
• Experience with sensor systems, navigation, or signal processing
• Familiarity with UVVM, OSVVM, or UVM frameworks
• Understanding of optics and optoelectronics