FPGA Developer

Company description:

Ericsson AB

Job description: Join our Team

About this opportunity:

Are you passionate about driving innovation and working on groundbreaking 5G and 6G mobile communication solutions? Do you thrive in a flexible working culture, where new insights are championed, and you are encouraged to develop new skills? Then join Ericsson and our team in Stockholm.

We are looking for a Senior FPGA Developer within Ericsson Silicon organization. You will work with dedicated engineers passionate about developing world-class Radio and RAN compute products. You will play a key role in FPGA team - developing and integrating high-performance FPGA solutions.

What you will do

• Design and implement FPGA-based Radio and RAN Compute solutions. 

• Develop and optimize FPGA designs for performance, power, and cost efficiency. 

• Take technical leadership responsibility for FPGA top-level design, including design planning, technical decisions, integration, and coordination of development activities. 

• Guide FPGA developers, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the team. 

• Drive technical alignment across FPGA, hardware, software, verification, and system teams

• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to integrate FPGA solutions into larger systems. 

• Perform FPGA verification, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging to ensure functionality and reliability. 

• Apply industry-standard tools, methodologies, and quality practices for FPGA development and implementation. 

• Research and stay current with advancements in FPGA technology and relevant academic and industry trends in AI and machine learning. 

• Document design specifications, technical decisions, test procedures, and results for future reference. 

• Participate in design reviews and contribute innovative ideas to improve FPGA solutions. 

The skills you bring:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or equivalent experience, in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. 

• 8+ years of experience in FPGA development, with demonstrated experience in technical leadership, design coordination, or leading complex FPGA development activities. 

• Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to make design decisions, manage dependencies, and align teams.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to mentor colleagues and contribute to the technical development of the team. 

• Solid knowledge of FPGA technology, design environments, development flows, and design methodologies. 

• Expertise in FPGA design tools such as Vivado, Quartus, or equivalent tools. 

• Solid command of hardware description languages, including Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL. 

• Good knowledge of UVM methodology and modern verification techniques. 

• Familiarity with modern FPGA device families, implementation tools, and RTL simulation. 

• Experience with communication protocols and interfaces such as DDRx, AXI4, PCIe, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, and embedded processing. 

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Tcl, or shell scripting. 

• Familiarity with radio base station hardware architecture and digital signal processing. 

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. 

• A track record of successful cross-team and cross-site collaboration.