FPGA Developers - DataPath Side of RU Design (33516)

MUST UNDERSTAND DATA PATH SIDE OF RU FPGA DESIGN

Responsibilities

• Works on unusually complex problems and provides highly innovative solutions.
• Uses independent judgment to accomplish goals and objectives
• Has insight into industry trends and communicates vision to guide organizational strategy and long-range planning
• Lends research and contributes to evaluations, project plans and budgets for new products or updates existing products
• Acts as consultant on critical projects that impact long term organizational goals and objectives
• Leads teams, gives technical guidance and communicates with senior management on progress Identifies or creates solutions that are likely to contribute to the development of new company concepts
• Expected to set standards and achieve cost targets for product cost through proper design choices, component selection or supplier selection
• Demonstrated expertise in competitive analysis
• May actively seek customer input and take responsibility for internal and external customer situations
• Determines requirements and functional specifications for entire system, under only consultative direction.

What You Will Do

Design & Architecrue

• Develop FPGA IP architecture for 4G/5G Radio Units.
• Contribute to system-level design aligned with 3GPP and O-RAN Alliance specifications.

Implementation

• Implement complex RTL blocks (Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL) and integrate into larger systems.
• Optimize FPGA resource utilization and ensure timing closure.

Validation & Testing

• Define and execute verification plans using UVM and advanced techniques.
• Perform simulation and system-level FPGA validation.

Collaboration

• Work closely with Radio Unit development teams for seamless integration.
• Partner with software teams to ensure hardware-software interoperability.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in technical reviews.

What You’ll Bring

Essential Requirements/Must Have Skills

• Proven experience in FPGA design and RTL development.
• Expertise in NR/LTE/eCPRI/CPRI/PTP protocols and signal processing.
• Familiarity with JESD204B/C, Ethernet, PCIe, AXI, and high-speed SERDES.
• Tools: Quartus, Vivado, MATLAB/Simulink, HDL Coder.
• Knowledge of UVM and verification methodologies.
• Strong understanding of 4G/5G Radio architecture and O-RAN ecosystem.
• Experience with Git/GitHub and version control workflows.

Desirable Skills

• 7+ years of FPGA design experience in wireless or high-speed systems.
• Experience in high-volume wireless products and IP development.
• Contributions to standards bodies or technical forums (O-RAN, 3GPP).

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