The Optical Networking and Sensing Research Department of NEC Laboratories America, located in Princeton, NJ, is seeking a Senior Associate Researcher. The successful candidate will be participating in the development of FPGA-based processing system by given DSP algorithm; design, simulation, compilation and system testing on hardware platform with necessary I/O wrapping; design optimization for performance and resource usage; and collaboration with researchers for algorithm optimization. The successful candidate should be able to work independently and as part of a team, show critical thinking and fast learning ability in their approach to problem solving. Job Duties:
• System level design based on given algorithm, including hardware platform selection, system block diagram, and FPGA processing architecture
• RTL oriented DSP simulation
• FPGA oriented DSP algorithm optimization
• RTL design for both algorithm and hardware interfaces; RTL simulation
• System level RTL integration, compilation, with necessary timing and resource optimization
• System testing, FPGA function testing/verification over hardware platform and system join-testing with external connections
• Necessary software design to facilitate system testing
• Design and testing documentation |
• Master's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
• 3-5 years experience in FPGA RTL design and DSP related system
• Familiar with FPGA architecture, in particular Xilinx FPGA architecture, and the skillset of FPGA-specialized optimization
• Familiar with FPGA development software
• Knowledge in digital signal processing; familiar with Matlab
• Independently operating hardware platform and running system testing
• C or C++ programming
• Electronic circuit design and fabrication Preferred Skills and Knowledge:
• Knowledge of state of the art PSoC architecture, bring-up procedure
• Knowledge of Linux operating system
• Linux driver design to enable system testing |
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