Junior FPGA and Embedded Engineer

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Role - Junior FPGA and Embedded Engineer

About Little Place Labs
Little Place Labs is a space technology (SpaceTech) startup with a vision of making satellites and space robots intelligent, autonomous and decentralised as we enter into the new era of commercially exploiting space derived insights and resources.

Position Summary
Remote - for candidates based in India only..

Little Place Labs is seeking a junior FPGA Engineer to join our team, focusing on Xilinx UltraScale+ FPGA and Xilinx Versal ACAP. The ideal candidate will work closely with senior engineers in developing, testing, and implementing FPGA designs for high-performance systems. This position provides an excellent opportunity to grow your FPGA design skills in a collaborative environment, working on cutting-edge hardware solutions for a variety of applications.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of FPGA designs using VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Implement and simulate FPGA designs on Xilinx UltraScale+ and Versal boards.
• Collaborate in the verification of FPGA designs using simulation tools (e.g., ModelSim, Vivado).
• Perform simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and timing analysis of FPGA designs.
• Debug and troubleshoot FPGA designs in both simulation and hardware environments.
• Develop and execute test plans and write test benches to validate FPGA designs.
• Collect FPGA metrics to inform and improve upon development processes and results
• Create reusable FPGA IP to be shared across the organisation
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of FPGA designs, test procedures, and verification results.
• Support the development of design specifications, user manuals, and design guides for internal and external stakeholders.
• Work closely with senior engineers to learn and grow in FPGA development best practices.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions with the FPGA team.
• Program the FPGA to perform onboard image processing, onboard image compression, and onboard image encryption on the satellite.

Must Have

• Experience targeting Xilinx FPGAs. Familiar with their architecture, requirements, and board documentation.
• Programming skills in scripting languages - Python, C or C++.
• Familiarity with VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog for FPGA development.
• Basic knowledge of FPGA development tools like Xilinx Vivado and Xilinx Vitus for synthesis, implementation, and simulation.
• Familiarity with test benches, simulation, and debugging techniques in FPGA environments.
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in a remote working environment.
• Ability to work in a remote team environment, collaborating with hardware and software engineers.

Good to Have

• Experience with Xilinx UltraScale+ or Versal FPGAs.
• Experience using software engineering techniques to improve the hardware design process
• Experience creating reusable IP
• Experience in fixing timing issues for complex designs (clock domain crossings, metastability).
• Experience with source control, configuration management, document management and bug tracking tools (Git/Github/Jira/Confluence)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
• 1+ years of experience in FPGA design and development.
• FPGA design experience including digital architecture, clock domain analysis and crossing techniques
• Compensation
• Competitive (flat fee)

Contract Period
6 months to 1 year (full-time)

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