Hardware Design Engineer, Level 2

Avid Technology Professionals - Annapolis Junction, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Annapolis Junction, MD

Publishing Industries

About the position

As a Hardware Design Engineer, Level 2 at Avid Technology, you will play a crucial role in the design and development of new products and processes, as well as the improvement and maintenance of existing products. Your responsibilities will include collaborating with other engineering personnel to ensure that designs are interrelated and that projects are completed efficiently. You will conduct design analysis on components and assemblies, ensuring that designs are cost-effective, manufacturable, and reliable. In this position, you will apply ASIC or FPGA place and route (P&R) tools using various libraries to create physical implementations of designs. You will also be responsible for developing and maintaining documentation for the P&R design flows. A significant part of your role will involve de-processing electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software through approved reverse engineering procedures. You will work closely with tool and library vendors to develop solutions for design challenges faced by designers. Additionally, you will integrate new P&R tools, updates, and ASIC or FPGA design libraries into the Government's computer-aided design environment. Documenting the use of these tools and libraries will be essential, as will assisting other physical designers in completing their specific P&R design tasks. As a senior member of the team, you will lead the design of new products and processes, provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers, and develop improved procedures for de-processing electronic components.

Responsibilities

• Assist with designing new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products.
• Communicate with other engineering personnel to coordinate interrelated designs and assure project completion.
• Conduct design analysis on components and/or assemblies to ensure designs are cost efficient, manufacturable, and reliable.
• Apply ASIC or FPGA place and route (P&R) tools with various libraries to create physical implementations of designs.
• Develop and maintain documentation for the P&R design flows.
• Assist with de-processing electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures.
• Work with tool and library vendors to develop solutions for designers' P&R design challenges.
• Integrate new P&R tools, updates, and ASIC or FPGA design libraries into the Government's computer-aided design environment.
• Document the use of P&R tools and libraries.
• Assist other physical designers to successfully complete their specific P&R design tasks.
• Lead the designs of new products and processes and improve and maintain existing products.
• Provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers.

Requirements

• Five (5) years experience in programming in VHDL and on Linux platforms.
• Four (4) years experience in programming on Xilinx FPGAs (any combination of VIRTEX-II Pro, VIRTEX-4, VIRTEX-5, or VIRTEX-6).
• Four (4) years experience with Xilinx ISE, Synplify Pro, and Modeltech's Modelsim.
• One (1) year experience in programming in one or more of the following scripting languages: PERL, sh, bash, csh, or python.
• Three (3) years experience using LINUX for day-to-day activities.
• Seven (7) years experience as an HDE in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design or reverse engineering.