FPGA Engineer, Hardware & Electronics

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle

We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.

• Contribute your talents to high-end, esteemed brands like JBL, Mark Levinson and Revel
• Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
• Create pitch-perfect, cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience

About the Role

This position is for an FPGA Design Engineer with 5 or more years of development experience. The position requires a self-motivated individual with a strong desire to succeed/excel, whose primary responsibility is designing and developing FPGAs for use in audio and video products. As an Engineer the candidate is expected to take a leading role in design decisions and development. Other responsibilities include some PCB board level electrical design and testing, contributing to functional product specifications and working closely in a team environment. This individual should have a strong, positive attitude and the ability to easily multitask and provide advice/support to other engineers as well as technical support personnel. They should possess strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills.

What You Will Do

• Design and develop FPGAs for audio and video products.
• Lead design and architecture decisions by acting as a subject matter expert for targeted technologies.
• Manage assigned tasks and schedules.
• Follow engineering standards and procedures for FPGA development.
• Work with a team of engineers to bring products to the AV industry.
• Support others within the company as needed.
• Maintain and support existing products.

What You Need to Be Successful

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of Verilog HDL programming experience required.
• Experience with both Altera and AMD (Xilinx) FPGA device families.
• Familiarity with using FPGA High Speed SERDES features and DDR3/DDR4 memory interfaces.
• Experience with using FPGA devices with embedded processors like Xilinx Zynq SoC and Altera SoC devices.
• Ability to testbench and simulate RTL code. Questa Simulator a bonus.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Knowledge of script driven FPGA build processes.
• Experience in Schematic Capture and Printed Circuit Board Design.
• Ability to operate in a Linux environment.
• Experience in Audio/Video or AVB over ethernet networks.

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to travel up to 15% domestically and internationally
• Willingness to work in a full time office environment in Richardson, TX
• HARMAN will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

What We Offer

• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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