Job Description Summary
GE's Power Conversion business, part of GE Vernova, provides electrification systems that are critical to customers' power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world's major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, power electronics systems, electrical drives and control technologies that evolve today's industrial processes for a cleaner, more productive future. We serve specialized sectors such as energy, marine, industry and all related services.
Job Description
As the Lead FPGA Firmware Design Engineer, you will take a leading position in the development of cutting-edge embedded systems firmware for various electronics used in our power converter systems. You will play a key role in the entire product development life cycle and collaborate as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team.
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In this role you will focus on:
- Defining requirements and FPGA architectures alongside other hardware and software engineers.
- Specifying, designing, implementing, optimizing, and documenting FPGA firmware using industry-standard tools and methodologies.
- Developing and debugging firmware for diverse applications like signal processing, data acquisition, and control systems.
- Conducting verification and validation testing to ensure your designs meet performance and reliability requirements.
- Integrating FPGA designs and modules into larger systems and verifying their functionality.
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Applying best engineering standards and developing design practices to ensure FPGA designs comply with relevant health & safety and international standards.
We are looking for a committed and professional individual with:
- A relevant degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, or significant experience in an electrical design engineering environment.
- Strong background in FPGA design and Embedded Software design and programming.
- Ability to translate high level design requirements into efficient and robust FPGA implementations.
- Proficiency in VHDL programming languages.
- Solid understanding of digital design concepts, including Register Transfer Level (RTL) coding, synthesis, and timing closure.
- Familiarity with FPGA-based development boards and hardware description languages.
- Design of interface circuits, both analogue and digital circuits including microprocessor, FPGA and memory circuits.
- Experience with circuit simulation design tools.
- Meticulous and thorough work ethic with an attention to detail.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
What will make you stand out:
- Design of SOC (system on chip) circuits, including some appreciation of configuration and software.
- Prior experience with high-speed digital design, DSP algorithms, or embedded systems.
- Familiarity with FPGA-based development boards and hardware description languages.
- Familiarity with PCB design tools such as Altium, OrCAD, Mentor Graphics, CAD Star, etc.
- High speed communications knowledge such as Ethernet, fibre optic and higher speed derivatives thereof.
- Knowledge of power electronic converter systems and electrical machines.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No