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Role
Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer
Location
Hyderabad
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Ground Station Engineering
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Role overview
Dhruva Space is seeking an experienced Senior FPGA Engineer to lead the design, development, and optimization of FPGA-based signal processing solutions. This role requires expertise in FPGA architectures, digital signal processing (DSP), and system integration. The ideal candidate will have strong debugging skills, hands-on experience with RFSoC platforms, and a collaborative mindset to work with cross-functional teams.
Key responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize FPGA architectures using VHDL.
- Implement and verify RFSoC-based FPGA designs using AMD Vivado and Vitis.
- Develop and optimize digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms for FPGA implementations.
- Conduct functional simulations, verification, and detailed timing analysis to ensure FPGA timing closure.
- Perform FPGA debugging and troubleshooting using hardware tools such as Chipscope, ILA, and SignalTap.
- Interface FPGA designs with external hardware components, including ADC/DAC, RF transceivers, DDR, Ethernet, and other FPGA interfaces.
- Collaborate with firmware, software, and hardware teams for seamless system integration.
- Develop test benches and perform simulations for verification of FPGA modules.
- Optimize resource utilization and improve FPGA performance for high-speed data processing applications.
- Lead FPGA development efforts and manage team deliverables.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor’s/Master’s in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.
- 5–7 years in FPGA design & development.
- Filtering, Modulation/Demodulation, FFT, Adaptive Filtering.
- RFSoC evaluation boards, custom FPGA boards.
- AMD Vivado, Vitis, Chipscope, ILA, SignalTap.
- AXI, DDR, Ethernet, UART, SPI.
- FPGA timing analysis, logic troubleshooting.
- RF architecture, FPGA acceleration techniques.
- MATLAB, Python, TCL, high-speed data processing, embedded system integration.