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Seeking a Senior FPGA design engineer with 7 to 15 years of experience. In this role, you will drive innovative solutions in the Semiconductor Test Group at Cohu. At Cohu, semiconductor test solutions span digital, RF, and mixed signal applications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This role is an exciting opportunity to design challenging solutions for semiconductor test instruments. You will be involved in all stages of product development from initial concept through release to manufacturing. You will be working alongside other FPGA designers as well as collaborating with software and hardware engineers to drive compelling FPGA solutions to solve complex system requirements. This role is for FPGA implementation to support key functions across multiple test instrument families. This includes:

High speed PCIe

High bandwidth DDR memory

Waveform generation and digitization

DSP implementation

Precision analog signal control and calibration

Work activities involve:

FPGA design using AMD and Intel FPGA devices

RTL design and simulation

System-level FPGA architecture definition and translation of instrument requirements into RTL implementations

High-speed interfaces and memory subsystem design including JESD, PCIe, DMA, and DDR4/5

Board-level debug, and lab bring-up using standard lab equipment

Revision control and configuration management

Collaboration with software and hardware engineers to ensure proper integration of a complete test instrument

Interaction with other functional groups and coordination with outside design resources

Must be a self-motivated individual to work in a fast-paced environment

Generation of technical documentation and reports

Required Qualifications:

BS, MS, or PhD

Minimum 7 years of experience with RTL and FPGAs

Expertise with RTL design and simulation

Experience with AMD (Xilinx) or Altera tools

Proficiency using simulation tools such as Modelsim, VCS, or Xcelium

Verilog/System Verilog language experience

Ability to work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision

Attention to detail and high degree of accuracy

English language proficiency

Desired Qualifications:

Working knowledge of Python

Working knowledge of C/C++

Formal verification experience

Experience with AMD (Xilinx) or Altera SoC devices and toolchains

Compensation: The estimated base pay range for this position is $135,000-$150,000 per year, depending on qualifications, experience, education, and other job-related factors. This range represents Cohu’s good faith estimate of what it reasonably expects to pay for this role upon hire. This role may also be eligible for other compensation programs as determined by company policy.

Featured benefits

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company matching contributions

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition assistance

Disability & life insurance

Profit Sharing