Senior FPGA Design Engineer

## The group you\u2019ll be a part of\n\nIn the Global Products Group, we are dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering of Lam\u0027s etch and deposition products. We drive innovation to ensure our cutting-edge solutions are helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry. \n\n## The impact you\u2019ll make\n\nAs a Senior FPGA Design Engineer at Lam, you will be at the forefront of innovation by designing, developing, and troubleshooting, and debugging software programs. Your role is pivotal in developing software tools that support design, infrastructure, and technology platforms. Your expertise will determine hardware compatibility and influence design, ensuring seamless integration between software and hardware.\n\nIn this role, you\u2019ll make an impact across Lam\u2019s entire product portfolio of equipment working within our centralized software engineering team, collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry.\n\n## What you\u2019ll do\n\n * Implement designs in FPGA solutions for embedded controllers used in semiconductor plasma etchers\n * Responsibilities include collaborating with process, systems, software, electrical, firmware, and mechanical engineers to architect and design the applicable embedded solutions.\n * Must own and drive requirements, design, and implementation of the solution including hardware design, FPGA, FW and appropriate algorithms.\n * Influence the design decisions to partition the architecture across HW/SW, FW and FPGA.\n * Design and develop interface, operation, and control of peripheral devices such as: RTD\u2019s, thermocouples, electric actuators, stepper motors, heaters, pressure sensors, pressure controllers, flow controllers, RF measurement and control systems.\n * Model signal processing path and algorithms in Matlab/Simulink or Python and port them to RTL being executed on the FPGA in the actual HW solutions.\n\n\n\n## Who we\u2019re looking for\n\n * Typical 12+ years of experience in embedded system architecture and design with multiple analog and digital I/O capabilities, FPGA, DSP \u0026 microcontroller-based products.\n * BS or MS Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.\n * Proficient in FPGA design and development methodologies using SystemVerilog or VHDL.\n * Must be able to effectively write FPGA and document FPGA design and development.\n * Must have worked with Xilinx Vivado block diagram tool and built designs using AXI busses.\n * In depth understanding of the FPGA design cycle including verification process using UVM and FPGA release.\n\n\n\n## Preferred qualifications\n\n * Skilled in experimental modelling using Matlab and Simulink, prototyping test and measurement using lab equipment, scripting using Python.\n * Should be able to handle multiple tasks including FPGA design cycle.\n * Experience working on Xilinx Zynq based systems and interfacing with an application running on an RTOS at the application layer.\n * Knowledge of digital signal processing: FFT, FIR, IIR.\n * Must be well versed in communications protocols (SPI, I2C, EtherCAT, Ethernet, RS232), analog circuit design and analysis, schematic design.\n * Should have owned designs and embedded solutions used in industrial applications, architected the SDLC processes used in development, and setup test automation infrastructure to enable release management.\n * Should have experience and/or working knowledge of source code management tools like Git and Atlassian tool suite.\n * The position requires excellent soft skills to be part of a cross functional team, excellent written \u0026 oral communication and presentation skills.\n\n\n\n## Our commitment\n\n \n\nWe believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.\n\nLam Research (\"Lam\" or the \"Company\") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company\u0027s intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.\n\nLam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories \u2013 On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. \u2018On-site Flex\u2019 you\u2019ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. \u2018Virtual Flex\u2019 you\u2019ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.\n\nSalary\n\nCA San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $119,000.00 - $261,000.00.\n\nThe above salary range for this position is relevant to applicants that reside or work onsite in the California, San Francisco Bay Area only. Salary offers will depend on factors that include the location you work from, your level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience and comparison to other employees already in this role. Actual salary may vary from salary offered due to numerous factors including but not limited to unpaid time off, unpaid leave, company mandated shutdown, and other relevant factors.\n\nOur Perks and Benefits \n\n\nAt Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That\u2019s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.\n