Sr FPGA Engineer

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Sr FPGA Engineer

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San Jose CA (Site Based Position)

Thermo Fisher Scientifics Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry Division (LSMS) is seeking an Embedded Engineer to lead the architecture development and lifecycle ownership of high-performance FPGA-based systems used in advanced mass spectrometry instrumentation.

This is a highly visible role responsible for defining FPGA architecture strategy driving new product development and ensuring robust production support for mission-critical scientific instrumentation. The successful candidate will serve as a technical authority within the organization and play a key role in enabling next-generation analytical platforms. This is a full-time permanent R&D position.

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Define and lead FPGA architecture for high-performance data acquisition and control systems.
• Drive system-level design decisions in collaboration with electrical firmware software mechanical and systems engineering teams.
• Lead complex FPGA development from concept through production release.
• Own timing closure resource optimization power management and performance tuning.

Design & Development

• Develop FPGA logic using VHDL Verilog and/or System Verilog.
• Perform high-level modeling and simulation.
• Execute synthesis place & route constraint development and timing analysis.
• Implement high-speed interfaces (PCIe DDR LVDS Ethernet SPI I2C etc.).
• Integrate SoC FPGA architectures when applicable.

Verification & Validation

• Define and execute FPGA verification strategies.
• Develop simulation environments and regression frameworks.
• Lead board bring-up hardware integration and system validation.
• Ensure compliance with product performance reliability and manufacturability requirements.

Production & Sustaining Engineering

• Provide expert-level troubleshooting for FPGA-related production or field issues.
• Perform root-cause analysis and corrective design actions.
• Support continuous improvement in FPGA design standards and tool flows.

Organizational Impact

• Mentor and guide junior engineers.
• Establish best practices in coding standards documentation and verification methodologies.
• Contribute to long-term FPGA technology roadmaps within LSMS.

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related field (Masters preferred).

Experience:

• 10 years of FPGA design experience in complex embedded systems.
• Expert proficiency in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Deep experience with FPGA toolchains (Quartus and/or Xilinx).
• Strong expertise in timing closure constraint management and system integration.
• Proven experience integrating FPGA designs into hardware platforms.
• Experience supporting products through NPI production release and sustaining phases.
• Strong analytical debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in scientific instrumentation analytical equipment or precision measurement systems.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink (HDL Coder/System Generator) or High-Level Synthesis (HLS).
• Experience with high-speed data acquisition systems.
• Familiarity with FPGA-based signal processing pipelines.

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company team and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans and a national vision plan including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO) 10 paid holidays annually paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave) accident and life insurance and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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