Hybrid FPGA Designer

at OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES

• Job title: FPGA Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Montreal, Canada

About the role

• FPGA Designer developing IP cores for VHDL emulation in battery monitoring systems. Joining OPAL-RT Technologies, a leader in real-time simulation tools, to meet industry electrification needs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop FPGA modules primarily in VHDL and deliver IP cores
• Perform unit, functional, and integration tests on those IP cores
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and application teams to ensure optimal compatibility
• Participate in FPGA code reviews
• Optimize performance, latency, and resource utilization of FPGA designs
• Contribute to technical documentation and version control

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in microelectronics or electrical engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 2 to 5 years of experience including successful implementation of FPGA projects
• Knowledge of high-speed digital and sequential logic circuits
• Experience with high-speed transceivers
• Familiarity with Xilinx/AMD FPGA families (Versal, UltraScale, or Series-7)
• Knowledge of communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, etc.
• Experience with simulation and synthesis tools (Vivado or Quartus) (preferred)
• Knowledge of PCIe bus architecture
• French required
• Good level of English for reading specialized/scientific literature not available in French

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Remote work (telecommuting) available