Advanced FPGA Engineer

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Job Title: Advanced FPGA Engineer

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Bloomington, MN - On Site

Our client is looking for an Advanced FPGA Engineer to join their team for a 12 month contract engagement in Bloomington, MN. This will be an ON-SITE in the office.

Location: Onsite in the client office in Bloomington, MN

Duration: Currently set for 12 months but will likely be extended

Educational Requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, AND a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• OR a Master's degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

Clearance Requirement

• Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Due to the nature of work performed within client facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for definition, design, verification and documentation for ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) and/or FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) developments
• Determine architecture, system simulation and detailed design approach.
• Define module interfaces and all aspects of device design and simulation.
• Evaluate the process flow including but not limited to high level design, synthesis, place and route, timing and power utilization.
• Create test and simulation plans that establish functional criteria.
• Verify test results and analyze performance.
• May also review vendor capabilities, foundry technologies, device libraries and simulation tools.
• Participate in the improvement of the ASIC/FPGA organizational processes.
• Support the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the ASIC/FPGA development life cycle.
• Contribute to the research and analysis of data, such as customer design proposal specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.
• Select components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability.
• May provide leadership and/or direction to lower-level employees.
• Independently determine approach to solutions
• Contribute to the completion of major programs and projects.
• Plan and execute project tasks for activities described above…

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Highly proficient use and understanding of ASIC/FPGA engineering concepts, principles, and theories
• Highly proficient in the principles and techniques of ASIC/FPGA design
• Highly proficient understanding of ASIC/FPGA processes
• Highly proficient knowledge of other related disciplines
• Keeps abreast of technology trends
• Highly proficient awareness of business objectives and Engineering’s role in achieving
• Highly proficient in MS Office applications
• Highly proficient in ASIC/FPGA design tools
• Highly proficient w/ written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to think creatively
• Ability to multi-task
• Highly proficient skill in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions
• Highly proficient ability to recognize and clearly report information relevant to sound ASIC/FPGA design
• Highly proficient ability to develop and sell concepts and ideas
• Regular contact with senior levels of internal work groups
• Works under limited direction
• Contact with project leaders and other professionals within the Engineering department and with project teams across the company
• Some contact with external customers