Embedded Firmware & FPGA Engineer

Eaton’s Electrical Critical Power Solutions Division is hiring an Embedded Firmware & FPGA Engineer to develop, verify, and release FPGA-based solutions for power management products. The role supports new product development, including SiC-based three-phase power conversion systems for mission-critical applications, and involves collaboration with global cross-functional engineering teams.

What you'll do:

• Work as part of an engineering team to architect, develop, verify, test, and release FPGA-based designs in support of new product development. Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to support the launch of new products, including SiC-based three-phase power conversion systems designed to support critical loads such as data centers
• Review product requirements and collaborate with systems, firmware, controls, power electronics, and hardware engineers to translate system-level specifications into FPGA architecture and detailed design requirements
• Evaluate alternative FPGA architectures and implementation approaches to meet customer and product development requirements while considering performance, resource utilization, cost, reliability, and schedule
• Design, develop, review, and maintain synthesizable RTL using Verilog, SystemVerilog, and/or VHDL
• Develop FPGA logic for functions such as PWM generation, digital control, protection and fault management, high-speed data acquisition, sequencing, state machines, digital filtering, and processor/peripheral interfaces
• Develop modular and reusable FPGA design components and establish effective FPGA coding and design practices
• Develop testbenches and perform RTL simulation and functional verification to ensure designs meet functional and system requirements
• Perform synthesis, place-and-route, static timing analysis, and timing closure using industry-standard FPGA development toolchains
• Analyze and resolve FPGA implementation challenges related to timing, resource utilization, clock distribution, reset architecture, and clock-domain crossing
• Design and integrate communication interfaces between FPGAs, microcontrollers, DSPs, ADCs, DACs, and other system components using interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, and parallel interfaces, as applicable
• Support board-level bring-up, integration, and debugging of FPGA-based systems using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG debuggers, and embedded FPGA debugging tools
• Participate in design reviews, RTL code reviews, verification reviews, and root-cause investigations

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution with at least 1 internship experience in embedded software or firmware development
• Strong knowledge of digital logic design, synchronous design principles, finite-state machines, pipelining, clocking, reset architectures, and FPGA resource optimization
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics, component datasheets, interface specifications, and timing diagrams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional and geographically distributed engineering teams
• Self-motivated, proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of independently driving technical activities to meet project schedules
• Ability to work in a laboratory environment around high-voltage equipment where strict adherence to safety practices is critical
• Professional experience developing synthesizable RTL using VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog
• Experience with FPGA design workflows including RTL development, simulation, synthesis, implementation, timing analysis, and hardware validation
• Design experience with power electronic, industrial control, energy conversion, or other real-time embedded products
• Experience implementing digital control algorithms, PWM generation, modulation techniques and high-speed deterministic control functions in FPGA
• Experience with FPGA development toolchains such as Intel Quartus, and ModelSim/Questa

Benefits:

• Health and Welfare benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work