Principal FPGA Engineer

TL;DR

Principal FPGA Engineer (FPGA/ASIC): Design and develop FPGA/ASIC solutions across feasibility, architecture, implementation, verification, and production support with an accent on system architecture leadership, complex high-impact projects, and integrating AI tools into the FPGA/ASIC development process. Focus on mentoring engineers, driving improvements in design/verification methodologies, and ensuring requirements are met on schedule.

Location: Ra’anana, Israel

Company

hirify.global builds technology solutions for communications and networking.

What you will do

• Design and develop FPGA/ASIC solutions across the full product lifecycle: feasibility studies, architecture definition, implementation, verification, and production support.
• Operate at the system architecture level across multiple design domains and lead complex, high-impact projects.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and provide technical consulting to other teams.
• Integrate AI tools into the FPGA/ASIC development process and drive improvements in design, verification, and backend methodologies.
• Participate in design/specification/test reviews at IP/module/system level and ensure design requirements are met on schedule.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and senior engineers; collaborate on planning, architecture decisions, resource estimation, and scheduling.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience (8+ with MSc).
• Experience in at least 5 full product design cycles (telecom/datacom preferred).
• Proven experience with large-scale FPGA or ASIC design and/or verification.
• Strong expertise in HDL languages: Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog.
• Solid knowledge of high-speed digital design, PLLs/clocking/reset architectures, physical implementation, and scalable simulation/verification environments; experience integrating and validating third-party IPs.

Culture & Benefits

• International, multicultural work environment.
• Friendly, team-oriented culture.
• Spot Awards.
• CSR program with employee volunteerism and community involvement.

Hiring process

• Apply to roles that best match your profile and track progress through the selection process.