BRINC Drones
Principal FPGA Engineer
Seattle, WA · Principal
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 290 days ago
AlgorithmsComputer VisionFPGAVHDLVerilogElectrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingCommunicationMentoring
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About the role
- We are seeking a Principal FPGA Engineer to lead the design and development of advanced FPGA-based systems for our autonomous drones and public safety products.
- As a technical leader, you will drive innovation, mentor engineers, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver cutting-edge hardware acceleration and digital systems that enable real-world live-savings robotic devices in demanding environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of FPGA systems for video, sensor, and communication pipelines.
- Develop and optimize logic for high-speed digital interfaces such as MIPI CSI/DSI, LVDS, HDMI, PCIe, and Gigabit Ethernet.
- Implement memory controllers, DMA engines, and streaming architectures to support real-time data transfer.
- Optimize FPGA designs for performance, power efficiency, and resource utilization.
- Collaborate with hardware, software, and systems teams to ensure seamless FPGA integration into embedded platforms.
- Implement FPGA acceleration for real-time image signal processing (ISP) and video enhancement pipelines.
- As a vertically integrated U.S. drone technology company, BRINC designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft systems, autonomous drone stations, command-and-control software, and advanced autonomy for public safety.
- BRINC is recruiting exceptional engineers to build the next generation of autonomous emergency-response technology, including flight-critical firmware and advanced pilot-assistance capabilities.
- In this role, you will architect and implement high-performance video pipelines, sensor interfaces, and real-time processing systems to enable robust perception and data handling.
Requirements
- Expert proficiency in Verilog, VHDL, and/or SystemVerilog.
- Experience with Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ or similar SoC/FPGA chipsets.
- Hands-on experience with board-level bring-up, lab instrumentation, and debugging complex FPGA systems.
- Experience with OpenGL.
- General experience with hardware acceleration of algorithms on modern GPU architectures.
- Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of FPGA design and development experience in complex systems.
- Strong background with FPGA vendor tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, and ModelSim/QuestaSim.
- Proven ability in high-speed digital design, timing closure, and FPGA resource optimization.
- 10+ years of FPGA design and development experience in complex systems.
Skills
- Familiarity with video/image signal processing hardware implementation.
- Familiarity with computer vision and perception algorithms and their hardware acceleration on FPGA.
- Experience optimizing video and sensor processing chains for low latency in autonomous systems.
- Experience with embedded processor integration (e.g. ARM cores, MicroBlaze, Nios II, or RISC-V).
- Experience with OpenGL. General experience with hardware acceleration of algorithms on modern GPU architectures.
- Knowledge of DDR memory systems, SERDES, and multi-gigabit transceivers.
- Track record of leading technical projects and mentoring engineering teams.
- Try the hard stuff
- Be innovative
- Invent the future
- Move fast
- Listen to end-users
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for our employees and their families
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Flexible Time Off (Exempt) / Paid time off (Non-Exempt)
- Flexible work environment
Company info
- If you have a disability or special need, please let our recruiting team know - we strive to provide appropriate accommodation and assistance.
- At BRINC, we are building the technology that will define the future of emergency response.
- BRINC serves more than 1,000 public safety customers across all 50 states, is the sole drone supplier to Motorola Solutions, and has raised more than $280 million from leading strategic and technology investors, including Motorola Solutions, Index Ventures, Sam Altman, Dylan Field, and others.
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