Senior Embedded FPGA Engineer (VHDL)

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

 

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

Advanced Energy, RF Delivery Systems (RFDS) is looking for an Embedded Engineer (FPGA) for its New Product Development (NPD) team to design and develop software controls for our RF Generator Systems used in Plasma Power applications.

The Embedded Engineer (FPGA) will work with a multi-disciplined product delivery team of RF, Electrical, Mechanical, and other Firmware Engineers to design, modify, and evaluate embedded software, and/or programmable logic and/or electronic apparatus, components, or circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices. You will perform engineering work in the design of new products and/or sustaining of existing products.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be a critical member of the product development engineering team and participate in all phases of the FPGA development life cycle. 
• Work closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to decompose system level requirements. Develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and design of the overall system.
• Apply sound engineering principles in the development of digital design/architecture for the target application.  Works with guidance from an FPGA architect to support advanced digital architecture and design.
• Participate in on-going technical discussions and code reviews. Possibly, including supporting technical reviews and presentations both internally and externally to customers
• Develop estimates for your own task duration, supporting the development of a project schedule with the team using Agile or other methods.
• Be able to travel within US and abroad for short periods of time (as need).

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong VHDL knowledge with an emphasis on using language features towards elegant, maintainable, and testable designs, preferably using Xilinx Vivado and Mentor Questasim tool sets.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and use test equipment including but not limited to oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, JTAG debuggers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

 

EXPERIENCE:

• At least 5 years’ experience in related industries working with real time embedded FPGA development in industrial applications.  (3+ years with Master’s Degree)
• One or more of the following experiences (the more, the better!):