Senior Digital Design Engineer (m/f/x)
WORK Microwave - world leading top technologies.
We have been developing and manufacturing high-tech products in the fields of satellite communication, radar systems and microwave sensors for 40 years.
We offer the advantages of a medium-sized company: around 180 colleagues, short distances, flat hierarchies and real teamwork - all under one roof in Holzkirchen with sales colleagues all over the world.
Agile, innovative, open to ideas: We give responsibility instead of rules and offer room for development - both professionally and personally.
For our FPGA Design Team we are looking for a: Senior Digital Design Engineer (m/f/x)
Key Responsibilities
- Drive innovation by evaluating and applying new technologies for high-speed FPGA-based data processing systems
- Take ownership of FPGA development tasks from concept definition through verification and delivery
- Design, implement, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and well-documented RTL designs
- Develop and execute simulation and verification strategies to ensure design quality and robustness
- Participate in FPGA architecture definition, design reviews, and code reviews
- Collaborate with hardware, software, and system engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle
- Mentor junior engineers and share technical knowledge within the team
Required Qualifications
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of professional experience in FPGA digital design, preferably in a telecommunications or high-performance computing environment
- Strong proficiency in at least one hardware description language (VHDL or Verilog/SystemVerilog)
- Strong understanding of digital design principles, including FSMs, pipelining, CDC, reset strategies, timing analysis, and timing closure
- In-depth knowledge of modern FPGA technologies, especially AMD/Xilinx devices and tools
- Experience with FPGA simulation and verification using tools such as QuestaSim, ModelSim, or equivalent
- Experience with hardware/software co-design
- Experience with version control systems such as Git
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience implementing complex DSP algorithms in FPGA, such as FEC decoders, digital filters, FFTs, DDC/DUC, and high-throughput processing pipelines - Experience with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet (100G/400G), AXI4/AXI4-Stream, Aurora, JESD204B/C, and DDR memory interfaces
- Experience with FPGA verification methodologies and frameworks such as UVM, UVVM, OSVVM, or cocotb
- Programming experience in Python, TCL, or C/C++
- Experience with FPGA-based communication, aerospace, defense, or high-reliability systems
What We Offer
- You will receive a thorough and careful induction with us
- You will have an innovative and international working environment with modern fully equipped workplaces
- The attractive Alpine foothills, near Munich, offer very good transport connections via the motorway (A8) and public transport (S-Bahn S3 and BRB)
- You benefit from flexible working time models and the possibility of home office days
- You will receive a salary that matches your skills and previous experience
- Profit sharing, salary optimization "More net for the gross" including bike leasing as well as PC leasing and a company pension scheme are part of our "WORK-Benefit-Program"
- A pleasant working atmosphere with a well-equipped employee recreation room and an active break await you
- We participate in social projects and are also happy to support you in your social commitment with paid time off work
