IC/FPGA Design Engineer
Seeking a new or recent graduate. Reporting to the Director of HW Engineering ASIC & FPGA you will provide innovative solutions to our FPGA design effort. This is a unique opportunity to design first to market chip designs and to contribute to the future of ATE instruments within Cohu products.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This role provides detailed technical engineering in concert with the experienced staff of the ASIC and FPGA group. This includes the implementation of the fpga devices which provide the support for the functions of the instrument and in many cases the major portion of the instrument’s capabilities. These features include:
· Pattern generation with opcode driven vector generation for digital pin channels which drive signals to the device under test.
· DSP functionality in digitizers for analog waveform capture and analysis.
· DIMM Memory access and pattern sequencing for AWG functions.
· Power supply and analog channel instruments utilize fpgas for switch and relay control, sequencing and measurements.
· All instruments also feature support for PCIe connectivity to access their functions.
Work activities include:
· IC design using state-of-the-art Altera and Xilinx FPGA devices.
· RTL module design, verification, synthesis, timing constrains and closure.
· IC characterization and lab bring-up.
· Designs are mainly targeted to FPGA devices but may also involve some ASIC work.
· Generation of technical documentation and reports.
· Working with the software and board design engineers to ensure proper integration of the IC into an overall instrument.
Qualifications:
· BSEE, BCE, MSEE, PHD
· Minimum of 0-2 years experience designing complex digital RTL modules.
· Module RTL design (Verilog), test bench development and module verification is desired
· Some knowledge of Xilinx (Vivado) and/or Altera (Quartus Prime) tools is desired
· Working knowledge of Python is desired.
This employer does not participate in providing visa sponsorship for employment.
Cohu, Inc. is a U.S. based, publicly traded Nasdaq company (COHU) with corporate headquarters in Southern California (in Poway in the Greater San Diego, CA area). Cohu designs, develops, manufactures, sells, installs and services semiconductor equipment for some of the world's largest semiconductor companies. Cohu is a global leader in test handling, thermal subsystems, package inspection, contactors and MEMS test solutions used by the semiconductor industry. The latest Cohu acquisition, Xcerra and its associated brands of atgLM, Multitest and ECT bring together a deep and broad expertise in test that enables innovative and cost effective handling, contacting and measurement solutions for the electronics industry
Xcerra Corporation comprises the combined companies of the LTX-Credence Corporation, Multitest, Everett Charles Technologies and atg-Luther & Maelzer businesses. Together they are global providers of capital equipment, interface products, and services to the semiconductor, industrial, and electronics manufacturing industries. The Company addresses the broad, divergent requirements of the mobility, industrial, automotive and consumer end markets, offering a comprehensive portfolio of solutions and technologies, and a global network of strategically deployed applications and support resources.
Xcerra is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability status or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.