FPGA Developer Co-op

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FPGA Developer Co-Op 

Location: Ottawa, ON Canada 
Duration: 16 months 
Start Date: May 4, 2026
Accepting applications until 2/27/2026 or until filled.
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At this time, Ericsson Canada Inc. does not provide immigration assistance/sponsorship now or in the future for this position.

About this opportunity:

This team is responsible for all aspects of FPGA development for Ericsson Radio Products: systemization, design, coding, simulation, verification and lab testing, to create new capabilities and satisfy customer needs.  Candidates can expect a hands-on technical role where everyone is empowered to influence the direction of the product development.  If you are selected for this position, you will work as part of a cross-functional systems, hardware, and software team combining efforts to deliver world class cellular products.

What you will do:

• Develop FPGA code for Radio products


• Define verification requirements and develop test cases to secure new and legacy functionality


• Trouble shoot and contribute to resolution of issues uncovered during verification and integration


• Automate aspects of the development flow using scripting languages


• Work with the team, and on your own, to perform software/hardware integration verification in the lab


• Perform hands-on subsystem or system verification of the delivered functionality


• Review design documentation, RTL code, test documentation, and verification implementation


• Report on verification results

The skills you bring:

• 2.7+ GPA on a 4.0 scale or equivalent 


• Actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate, Master’s, or PhD on a full-time basis at a 4-year college or university at the time of the internship


• Be available to work 40 hours per week during the summer or Co-Op termAt least 3rd year standing in a B.Sc. or M.Sc. program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field


• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills


• Programming skills including FPGA design and verification coding in Verilog, SystemVerilog; scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL and Make; and Object Oriented software development


• Knowledge of design principles for FPGA timing, clocking, reset strategies, logic synthesis, and placement and routing


• Understanding of testing and verification


• High attention to detail


• To be proactive, motivated, organized and efficient


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills


• Flexibility and the ability to multi-task

You might also have:

• Basic knowledge of wireless communication standards would be beneficial


• Knowledge of digital signal processing theory and/or RTL realizations of DSP functions is an asset


• Some understanding and experience with hardware building blocks and circuit boards is an asset