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Posted: 03-Dec-22
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
The National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) at Carnegie Mellon University has a position open for FPGA Hardware Engineer targeted toward robotic systems. We are looking for people with both robotics and non-robotics experience. Our team is looking to demonstrate the power of FPGA's to provide acceleration for image processing, computer vision and machine learning applications. Your day to day work will include debugging SOC FPGA based prototypes, developing interface logic for custom image sensors, writing HDL code to efficiently accelerate computer vision based algorithms, and integrating your work into complex systems.
Our current FPGA design engineers have developed mixed hardware/software systems that work under the hot Arizona sun, in the middle of a dense forest, and on chaotic factory floors.
Your primary responsibilities include:
- Implementing FPGA logic on standard FPGAs and SOC based FPGAs
- Verifying FPGA applications bus implementing and designing self-checking testbenches
- Diagnosing and debugging existing FPGA based designs
- Documenting FPGA designs and their integration into larger systems
- Coordinating efforts with other FPGA engineers as well as embedded software engineers
- Participating in hardware design process: design, code reviews, etc.
- Developing new tools to improve hardware code generation, integration and testing
- Writing simple C based drivers on SOC based FPGAs for hardware in the loop testing
Required Qualifications:
- B.S. in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience (Any more is a bonus)
- 3-5 years of professional experience
- Familiar with basic digital logic design concepts (state machine design, pipelining, etc.)
- Experience with VHDL, system Verilog or Verilog HDLs
- Experience with FPGA Development tools (Vivado,Quartus, etc.)
- Experience with logic simulation tools and RTL simulation
- Technical communication skills
- Ability to perform in a multi-functional team
Bonus Skills:
- Python scripting, C, C++ skills.
- Embedded or Real Time systems engineering
- Familiarity with high level synthesis (HLS)
- Experience with software IDE tools such as Xilinx's VITIS
- Electrical engineering and custom circuit design
- Computer vision, robotics, machine learning, scientific computing, simulation, or graphics
Why NREC?
You will have an impact in shaping the robotics revolution, collaborate with and learn from experts, and build your career in a rapidly growing field. As part of our team, you will develop solutions to solve industrial and government challenges, deploy your technology in real-world situations, work side-by-side with robotics experts, and develop an array of innovative technologies.
Have an Impact!
- Remove waste from farming = more food (link)
- Make industrial processes environmentally friendly (link)
- Make hazardous jobs safer (link)
- Improve efficiency in industry & manufacturing (link)
- Accelerate screening of pharmaceuticals (link)
Take Control of Your Career!
- Select the career pathway that interests you
- Influence the direction of projects
- Supportive of a non-standard schedule
- Maintain work/life balance
- Switch between part-time and full-time as life demands
NREC is at the center of the robotics ecosystem in Pittsburgh, PA. With over 100 robotics companies, Pittsburgh is recognized as the Robotics Capital of the World. Geek Wire calls it Robotics Row; others call it Roboburgh. Join the leader in the most exciting time in robotics!
Join the Best Robotics R&D Group
Join our passionate team at NREC, an operating unit within the world-renowned Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
NREC has 25+ years of experience developing and deploying robots into many applications across multiple sectors, such as agriculture, mining, defense, energy, and manufacturing. We strive to provide solutions for real-world challenges where automation and robots impact productivity and improve the safety and comfort of the labor force. Our unique expertise places us at the forefront of autonomous ground vehicle design, autonomy, sensing and perception, machine learning, machine vision, operator assistance, 3D mapping and position estimation. With over 160 robotics professionals, we solve challenges that no other organization can.
NREC also leads in educational outreach through its Robotics Academy, which builds robotics curricula and software for K-12 and college-level students, and offers professional development certification courses and training to educators.
Opportunities people at NREC have seized:
As a member of NREC, you have the opportunity to take control of your career. People in similar roles have shaped their careers to suit their interests and their needs.
- Becoming an in-depth expert in a technical area
- Leading projects and fostering client relationships
- Receiving mentoring from senior engineers and robotics experts
- Mentoring junior engineers
- Taking courses at Carnegie Mellon
- Staying connected with academic and recreational activities at Carnegie Mellon
- Transitioned into a robotics, program management, technical lead, or software architecture roles
- Performing consulting during off time
- Outreach to K-12 and college-level students
At NREC, we value diversity, support it, and flourish with it for the benefit of our organization, our employees and our community. Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.
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