Job Description
Job Title: Lead FPGA Prototyping Engineer (Automotive Domain)
Company: Wafer Space (ACL Digital)
Locations: Bangalore | Chennai | Pune | Noida
Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days ONLY
Experience: 10 to 20 Years
Job Type: Full-Time | In-House Development | R&D Project
Key Skills:
FPGA Prototyping, RTL Design, Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, Xilinx, Zynq Ultrascale+, Intel FPGAs, Vivado, Quartus, SoC Integration, PCIe, DDR, Automotive, ISO 26262, Tcl, Python
Job Description:
Wafer Space (an ACL Digital company) is hiring a Lead FPGA Prototyping Engineer for a high-impact in-house Automotive product development project. This is a hands-on technical leadership role offering full design ownership and the opportunity to work from scratch on SoC/ECU FPGA prototyping.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end FPGA prototyping for automotive SoC designs.
- Develop and implement RTL designs using Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL.
- Partition and integrate SoC designs across multiple FPGAs (Xilinx or Intel).
- Validate functional and performance metrics on FPGA boards.
- Work closely with software, verification, and hardware teams.
- Guide junior engineers and ensure design quality.
- Debug and bring up complex FPGA prototypes (using ILA, ChipScope, etc.).
- Automate design flows using scripting languages (Tcl, Python, Shell).
Required Skills:
- Minimum 6 years of hands-on FPGA prototyping experience Must Have
- Strong experience with Xilinx/Intel FPGA platforms
- Familiarity with Vivado, Quartus, Synplify, ModelSim, etc.
- Experience with high-speed protocols: PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, SPI, CAN
- Strong debugging and performance optimization skills
- Knowledge of Automotive standards (ISO 26262, ASPICE) is a plus
- Excellent communication, leadership, and ownership mindset
Why Join Us?
- Drive core FPGA initiatives in a flagship automotive R&D program
- Full design ownership with scope for innovation and leadership
- Work in a collaborative and technically strong in-house development team
Note: Candidates with notice periods exceeding 15 days will NOT be considered.
If you're passionate about cutting-edge FPGA work in automotive and ready to join immediately or within 15 days, apply now and lead the change with Wafer Space (ACL Digital)!
Job Classification
Industry: Electronic Components / Semiconductors
Functional Area / Department: Research & Development
Role Category: Engineering & Manufacturing
Role: Design Engineer
Employement Type: Full time
Contact Details:
Company: ACL Digital
Location(s): Pune
Keyskills:
VHDL
FPGA Design
FPGA
Fpga Prototyping
Prototyping
HAPS