FPGA Design Engineer KANATA, On Posted: 9/30/2026
Job Description
Job ID#:
65070
Job Category:
Information Technology
Position Type:
Contract
Duration:
Long Term
Remaining Positions:
1
Details:
Stefanini Group is hiring!
Stefanini is looking for FPGA Design Engineer with Radio experience (Onsite Role) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
For quick apply, please contact Prakhar Goel Ph: 248 263 5255/
22 Total Days PTO (See Below the breakdown)
* 10 Days Time-off (80 Hours of Time-Off- Accrual Basis)
* 9 Holidays on average throughout the year
* 3 Personal Days
IMP:**Digital Signal Processing (DSP)**is a must have skill for the role.
Ideal Candidate: FPGA designer engineer with Radio experience. Working with 4G/5G Radios. 7+ years of experience Heavy System Verilog and RTL experience.
They DO NOT USE VHDL.
Tools: Altera Quartus. Matlab/Simulink for modeling Axi and Ethernet protocol experience are more important than other high-speed experience.
Responsibilities:
- Works on unusually complex problems and provides highly innovative solutions Uses independent judgment to accomplish goals and objectives
- Has insight into industry trends and communicates vision to guide organizational strategy and long-range planning
- Lends research and contributes to evaluations, project plans and budgets for new products or updates existing products
- Acts as consultant on critical projects that impact long term organizational goals and objectives
- Leads teams, gives technical guidance and communicates with senior management on progress Identifies or creates solutions that are likely to contribute to the development of new company concepts
- Expected to set standards and achieve cost targets for product cost through proper design choices, component selection or supplier selection
- Demonstrated expertise in competitive analysis
- May actively seek customer input and take responsibility for internal and external customer situations
- Determines requirements and functional specifications for entire system, under only consultative direction.
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Job Requirements
Details:
What You'll Do:
Design & Architecture:
- Develop FPGA IP architecture for 4G/5G Radio Units.
- Contribute to system-level design aligned with 3GPP and O-RAN Alliance specifications.
- Implementation:
- Implement complex RTL blocks (Verilog/SystemVerilog) and integrate into larger systems.
- Optimize FPGA resource utilization and ensure timing closure.
Validation & Testing:
- Define and execute verification plans using UVM and advanced techniques.
- Perform simulation and system-level FPGA validation.
Collaboration:
- Work closely with Radio Unit development teams for seamless integration.
- Partner with software teams to ensure hardware-software interoperability.
- Mentor junior engineers and participate in technical reviews.
What You'll Bring
Essential Requirements:
- Proven experience in FPGA design and RTL development.
- Expertise in NR/LTE/eCPRI/CPRI/PTP protocols and signal processing. This is a specialized subset of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) specifically focused on telecommunications and wireless fronthaul/baseband engineering.
- Familiarity with JESD204B/C, Ethernet, PCIe, AXI, and high-speed SERDES.
- Tools: Quartus, Vivado, MATLAB/Simulink, HDL Coder.
- Knowledge of UVM and verification methodologies.
- Strong understanding of 4G/5G Radio architecture and O-RAN ecosystem.
- Experience with Git/GitHub and version control workflows.
Desirable Skills:
- 7+ years of FPGA design experience in wireless or high-speed systems.
- Experience in high-volume wireless products and IP development.
- Contributions to standards bodies or technical forums (O-RAN, 3GPP).
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