FPGA engineer

The ideal candidate is a hands-on FPGA Engineer with strong experience in RTL integration and verification, capable of bringing complex designs from RTL to a working FPGA implementation. They are comfortable working primarily with Xilinx FPGAs, while being open and adaptable to other FPGA platforms.

They have solid exposure to image processing and/or signal processing in RTL, without being limited exclusively to these areas, and are able to understand, integrate, and debug high-throughput data paths. The candidate enjoys working close to hardware, performing FPGA bring-up, debugging with on-chip tools, and building FPGA demos and proof-of-concept designs.

They are detail-oriented, analytical, and capable of collaborating effectively with RTL designers, algorithm engineers, and software teams. A proactive mindset, strong debugging skills, and the ability to document and communicate technical results clearly are essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Integrate and test RTL code on FPGA platforms
• Implement, integrate, and validate image processing and signal processing RTL blocks, alongside other digital RTL components
• Work mainly with Xilinx FPGAs (Vivado, IP Integrator, constraints, timing closure), as well as other FPGA families
• Perform FPGA bring-up, debugging, and validation
• Develop and present FPGA demos and proof-of-concept implementations
• Perform RTL verification (simulation, debugging, functional validation)
• Optimize designs for performance, latency, and resource utilization
• Debug designs using on-chip tools (ILA, VIO) and lab equipment
• Collaborate with RTL, algorithm, and software teams
• Document designs, test results, and demo procedures

Benefits:

• Competitive and attractive salary package
• Comprehensive health and medical insurance
• A wide range of professional growth and career development opportunities
• Exposure to diverse and challenging FPGA projects
• Opportunity to work with advanced technologies and modern FPGA platforms
• Collaborative and engineering-driven work environment

FotoNation is a company with an 18‑year continuous presence in the Brasov job market.
It is highly active in research and development of intellectual property.
The team designs, implements, and delivers low‑power RTL modules to customers for image processing and for accelerating the neural‑network inference pipeline on mobile devices.
We are interested in finding colleagues who are passionate about hardware design, FPGA validation and verification.