Senior FPGA Engineer

Role Overview and Responsibilities:

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, but not limited to:

• 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.