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Job Title: Lead FPGA Prototyping Engineer (Automotive Domain) Company: Wafer Space (ACL Digital) Locations: Bangalore | Chennai | Pune | Noida Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days ONLY Experience: 10 to 20 Years Job Type: Full-Time | In-House Development | R&D Project Key Skills: FPGA Prototyping, RTL Design, Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, Xilinx, Zynq Ultrascale+, Intel FPGAs, Vivado, Quartus, SoC Integration, PCIe, DDR, Automotive, ISO 26262, Tcl, Python Job Description: Wafer Space (an ACL Digital company) is hiring a Lead FPGA Prototyping Engineer for a high-impact in-house Automotive product development project. This is a hands-on technical leadership role offering full design ownership and the opportunity to work from scratch on SoC/ECU FPGA prototyping . Responsibilities: Lead end-to-end FPGA prototyping for automotive SoC designs. Develop and implement RTL designs using Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL . Partition and integrate SoC designs across multiple FPGAs (Xilinx or Intel). Validate functional and performance metrics on FPGA boards. Work closely with software, verification, and hardware teams. Guide junior engineers and ensure design quality. Debug and bring up complex FPGA prototypes (using ILA, ChipScope, etc.). Automate design flows using scripting languages (Tcl, Python, Shell). Required Skills: Minimum 6 years of hands-on FPGA prototyping experience – Must Have Strong experience with Xilinx/Intel FPGA platforms Familiarity with Vivado, Quartus, Synplify, ModelSim, etc. Experience with high-speed protocols: PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, SPI, CAN Strong debugging and performance optimization skills Knowledge of Automotive standards (ISO 26262, ASPICE) is a plus Excellent communication, leadership, and ownership mindset Why Join Us? Drive core FPGA initiatives in a flagship automotive R&D program Full design ownership with scope for innovation and leadership Work in a collaborative and technically strong in-house development team Note: Candidates with notice periods exceeding 15 days will NOT be considered . If you're passionate about cutting-edge FPGA work in automotive and ready to join immediately or within 15 days, apply now and lead the change with Wafer Space (ACL Digital)!
