Senior ASIC / FPGA Design Engineer

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Why Ciena

You will be a member of a successful team working at forefront of technological innovation focused on innovative technologies, flows and products.  You will be working with, and learning from industry-recognized experts. Our team supports an inclusive, diverse and barrier-free work environment making for empowered and committed employees. We recognize the importance of well-being and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental and physical health of our employees and their families. Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance.

Reporting to Sr. Manager ASIC Engineering, as a Senior ASIC/FPGA Engineer, you will:

Assist in the development of FPGA emulation platforms for Ciena’s ASIC designs.Develop HDL code for FPGAs.Synthesize and simulate FPGA digital logic using industry-standard tools.Find the technical root cause and suggest corrective action for given problems.Write diagnostic firmware to validate FPGA designs.

The Must Haves

Bachelor / Master or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering coupled with proven experience in ASIC/FPGA development with Verilog.Minimum 5 years of work experience is required in ASIC/FPGA design.Experience with ASIC/FPGA design, verification, synthesis, timing/power analysis and DFT.Excellent communication skills.Strong hands-on debug skills and lab experience.Proficient with a programming language like C/C++.

Assets

Knowledge of high-performance and low-power design techniques.Knowledge of FPGA and emulation platforms. Knowledge of SOC architecture.Experience with modern SoC design architectures, ARM/MiPs type processor cores, Ethernet, Networking, and Data Communications.California Salary Range: $ 147,800 - $ 236,200

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