Senior FPGA Engineer

Senior FPGA Engineer

Bellevue, WA - Relocation Assistance Provided

The Company

Our client is a global leader in aviation technology, specializing in cabin systems integration for business and commercial aircraft. They design their audio, video, lighting, and entertainment systems completely in-house, from concept through production and support.

The Job

Our client is looking for a Senior FPGA Engineer to join their team in an onsite role. The position requires strong technical expertise in Xilinx FPGA development and video and audio processing for real-time 4K+ video delivery in aircraft environments.

Functions

• Design and implement complex video and audio processing algorithms in Verilog targeting Xilinx devices
• Implement video pipelines including up/down conversion (4K/UHD, HDR/SDR, scaling, color conversion) and audio processing (IEC 60958 LPCM, IEC 61937 Dolby/DTS, I2S TDM, AES67, CobraNet, Dante, DSP functions)
• Integrate high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, HDMI, SDI)
• Support USB-based 4K video playback in an embedded cabin environment
• Conduct simulation, verification, and laboratory debugging using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and custom simulations
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams on design partitioning, planning, implementation, board bring-up, timing closure, and performance optimization
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and systems engineering to develop optimal architecture and FPGA requirements
• Analyze and interpret hardware schematics to support integration (no board design required)
• Integrate IP from other FPGA designers and maintain code reuse standards and practices
• Create thorough design documents, specifications, and interface definitions
• Contribute to existing projects with opportunities to lead new product development in the future

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of hands-on FPGA development experience.
• Proven expertise with Xilinx FPGAs and related toolchains, including Vivado or similar tools.
• Strong skills creating concise, clear Verilog code targeting Xilinx IP integration.
• Extensive experience with video I/O standards and interfaces, including HDMI, DisplayPort, MIPI CSI-2/DSI-2, GMSL, GigE, and SDI, plus integration and customization of vendor IP cores.
• Deep experience with video and audio pipelines, including real-time 4K signal processing and handling digital audio streams.
• Proficiency in high-speed digital design methods and best practices, including multiple clock domains, AXI streaming and memory-mapped IP interfaces, coherent configuration and status across designs, and clean clock crossings.
• Familiarity with FPGA and processor system co-design, including external and on-die hard/soft IP processor architectures; Zynq platform experience is strongly desired.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced, hardware/software integrated environment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with video compression, decompression, and/or audio resampling and manipulation techniques
• Understanding of Linux environments, including scripting for FPGA development tools
• Exposure to DevOps practices in software and firmware CI/CD pipelines
• Strong cross-disciplinary collaboration skills and comfort wearing multiple hats