FPGA Engineer

Join our team and develop the next generation of technology for leading-edge research in the Life Sciences, from Cancer Research to Neuroscience. Thorlabs Scientific imaging based in Austin TX is looking for a talented individual with a strong understanding of FPGA architectures and DSP. Our ideal candidate would enjoy collaborating with a multidisciplinary team comprising of scientific researchers from leading university laboratories, algorithm developers and engineers. Our team is focused on the development of scalable hardware platforms aimed at advancing our laser scanning microscopy systems.

Essential Job Functions include the following, but are not limited to:

• Technology transfer from Thorlabs R&D division
• Participation in building core technical team
• Working with internal customers to finalize product requirements
• Development of Field Programmable Gate Arrays including coding, test and functional verification, timing closure, and documentation. Emphasis on timing closure and high-speed hardware data paths.

Qualifications Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of FPGA design experience with 2 years of board-level product commercialization experience Education:
• Minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
• Demonstrated strong VHDL and/or Verilog skills; logical and physical design, timing closure
• Recent design of complex, dense design with Xilinx FPGA design flow and simulation tools
• High-speed (GHz) serial and DDR3 implementations
• Familiarity with high-speed (GHz) PCB design techniques
• Recent design of data-intensive architectures and functional blocks; for example RADAR, LIDAR, or HDTV.
• FPGA-based, board-level architecture and design
• Demonstrated ability to bring FPGA subsystem from concept through release to manufacturing
• Working knowledge of signal processing algorithms, host architectures, and host data storage devices and optimization techniques
• Contribute to the development of project timelines and milestones
• Assess FPGA technical risk; including analysis, simulation, prototyping, and contingency planning
• Design for Test and Manufacturability
• Board-level, production test development and implementation
• Electronic device commercialization
• PCIe Host Adaptor Card design and commercialization experience desired
• Imaging Systems experience desired
• Digital Signal Processing experience desired

Thorlabs values its diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.