Job Description

Intermediate FPGA Engineer

Curtiss-Wright in Ottawa is looking for an intermediate FPGA Engineer to join our engineering team. You will design and develop new FPGA-based designs targeting ruggedized COTS VPX modules as well as the support of existing products. You will work from concept development, writing product specifications, test plans, VHDL/Verilog coding right through to simulation. You will be responsible for FPGA functional allocation, logic design, HDL coding, simulation, synthesis, place & route, and bitstream generation. You will support the development of the circuit card and the building, test, and debug of prototypes as well as the support of new products during environmental testing and entry into production.

Location: Ottawa, ON

Curtiss-Wright invests in the development, recruitment, and retention of critical skills as part of its model for business success. We offer a competitive wage, a comprehensive benefit package, RRSP, tuition reimbursement, and paid vacation/holidays.

Your Challenge:

• Interact with customers regarding requirements and technical solutions.

• Evaluate requirements and develop FPGA architectures.

• Create specifications for FPGA IP blocks.

• Perform detailed digital logic design and implementation in the latest FPGA technologies.

• Verify HDL designs in simulation and on hardware platforms.

• Participate in planning, scheduling and design resource estimation for project scoping.

• Collaborate with a dynamic group of Engineers responsible for product development.

Skills Required:

• Demonstrated ability to develop detailed FPGA architectures.

• Demonstrated drive and ability to achieve goals in an innovative and fast paced environment.

• Strong understanding of an FPGA design flow, including RTL design with SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL, simulation, logic synthesis and timing closure.

• Strong debug and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Results-oriented team player who leads by example, holds themselves accountable for performance, takes ownership of their responsibilities, and champions process improvement initiatives.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent

• 5 yrs + experience in FPGA hardware development

• Experience/familiarity in the following is an asset:

o Development of simulation test benches with Modelsim/Questa.

o Xilinx ISE/Vivado tools

o Xilinx 7-series, Zynq MPSOC, Ultrascale, and Ultrascale+ device families is an asset.

o Designing with embedded processors and C software development is an asset.

o IP integration tools such as Vivado IP Integrator.

o AMD (Xilinx) / Microchip / Intel FPGA (Altera)

o Microchip Libero SoC or Intel Quartus.

o Familiar with hardware test equipment -- logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.

o Familiarity with principles of high-speed digital circuit board design including signal integrity concepts.

o Requirements capture, analysis, and tracking.

o High-speed serial interfaces and related IPs.

o TCL or other automation scripts.

o FPGA resource utilization estimation and resource power estimation.

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

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