Lead FPGA Firmware Design Engineer

2 weeks ago


Rugby Warwickshire, United Kingdom GE Aviation Full time

Job Description Summary
GE's Power Conversion business, part of GE Vernova, provides electrification systems that are critical to customers' power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world's major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, power electronics systems, electrical drives and control technologies that evolve today's industrial processes for a cleaner, more productive future. We serve specialized sectors such as energy, marine, industry and all related services.

Job Description

As the Lead FPGA Firmware Design Engineer, you will take a leading position in the development of cutting-edge embedded systems firmware for various electronics used in our power converter systems. You will play a key role in the entire product development life cycle and collaborate as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team.

In this role you will focus on:
  • Defining requirements and FPGA architectures alongside other hardware and software engineers.
  • Specifying, designing, implementing, optimizing, and documenting FPGA firmware using industry-standard tools and methodologies.
  • Developing and debugging firmware for diverse applications like signal processing, data acquisition, and control systems.
  • Conducting verification and validation testing to ensure your designs meet performance and reliability requirements.
  • Integrating FPGA designs and modules into larger systems and verifying their functionality.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Applying best engineering standards and developing design practices to ensure FPGA designs comply with relevant health & safety and international standards.
We are looking for a committed and professional individual with:
  • A relevant degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, or significant experience in an electrical design engineering environment.
  • Strong background in FPGA design and Embedded Software design and programming.
  • Ability to translate high level design requirements into efficient and robust FPGA implementations.
  • Proficiency in VHDL programming languages.
  • Solid understanding of digital design concepts, including Register Transfer Level (RTL) coding, synthesis, and timing closure.
  • Familiarity with FPGA-based development boards and hardware description languages.
  • Design of interface circuits, both analogue and digital circuits including microprocessor, FPGA and memory circuits.
  • Experience with circuit simulation design tools.
  • Meticulous and thorough work ethic with an attention to detail.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
What will make you stand out:
  • Design of SOC (system on chip) circuits, including some appreciation of configuration and software.
  • Prior experience with high-speed digital design, DSP algorithms, or embedded systems.
  • Familiarity with FPGA-based development boards and hardware description languages.
  • Familiarity with PCB design tools such as Altium, OrCAD, Mentor Graphics, CAD Star, etc.
  • High speed communications knowledge such as Ethernet, fibre optic and higher speed derivatives thereof.
  • Knowledge of power electronic converter systems and electrical machines.
Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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