Architect Fpga

As part of a multi-developer firmware team the major responsibilities will include analysis, design, implementation and testing of FPGA solutions for Square product line.

Architect FPGA - Embedded SW Architect will report to the Senior Embedded SW Manager.#LI-ML2

**Essential Responsibilities**
- Analyze complex challenging requirements to architect effective design solutions making up the overall FPGA architecture and aligns with product requirements and architecture.
- Provide forward-looking strategies for FPGA platforms and technology development, technical risks elimination and insertion, in order to make the FPGA platform reliable and the product competitive.
- Drive FPGA platform reuse strategies. Making data-driven decisions using defined trade-off criteria.
- Facilitate, drive discussions and steer cross-functional councils to solve issues, drive decisions, gain consensus, and align on technical risk mitigation strategies.
- Communicate complex messages and negotiate with others to adopt a different point of view. Influence peers to take action and negotiate with external partners and vendors.
- Utilize in-depth understanding of key technology challenges to accomplish own work and provide direction to cross-functional teams.
- Application of technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems, using multiple internal sources and some external sources to arrive at decisions.
- Define FPGA architecture enablers and collaborate with ART Product Owners and Product Managers on backlog definition and prioritization.
- Provide timely communications on significant issues, risks and/or developments. Maintaining a focus on safety, reliability, performance, and security for embedded systems.
- Capture and elicit detailed requirements from stakeholders to ensure comprehensive understanding and documentation.
- Handle change management and impact analysis. Assessing the effects of modifications on FPGA architecture with respect to entire system.
- Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience. Explain difficult information and work to build consensus. Use persuasion skills to influence others on topics within field.

**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- Minimum 8 year's’ experience in FPGA design engineering
- Have legal authorization to work in Canada and be aware that any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a pre-employment verification.

**Desired Characteristics**
- ** Working knowledge** in VHDL, scripts (TCL, Bash, Python), Verilog, SystemVerilog, Xilinx/Altera/Lattice FPGA/Soc development tools and ModelSim, structure of SoC processors, memory (DDR, block RAM or distributed RAM) and FPGA cells.
- ** Experience with** hardware debugging tools (JTAG/Logic Analyzer), prototyping and characterization of hardware (oscilloscope/laboratory), electronic circuits, ADC/DAC, Filters etc
- ** Familiar with** standard interfaces (such as AXI/AXIS, GMII/MII, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, Ethernet etc.), Ethernet packet structure; and Agile-SW development practices.
- ** Knowledge of** C/C++, SystemC, OpenCL, Vivado HSL / XRT AMD framework, UVM/UVVM methodologies
- ** Excellent** working capacity, flexible, ability to cope with periods of high workloads and solution oriented.
- Experience in all phases of the product engineering and development cycle.

**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:Yes