Senior FPGA Design/Verification Engineer

Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; onsite

Company

hirify.global develops optical and photonic products, including telecommunications products such as optical switches and amplifiers, as well as technologies for cloud networking and industrial applications.

What you will do

• Design FPGA control and datapath logic and configure and integrate IP cores.
• Develop and maintain simulation environments, scripts, testbenches, test cases, and bus functional models.
• Define and execute verification plans and automated testing.
• Collaborate with hardware and firmware engineers on cross-functional integration, lab validation, debugging, and system-level performance.
• Implement synthesis constraints, analyze build and timing reports, and optimize designs for robustness.
• Document designs and tests, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to design reviews and engineering best practices.

Requirements

• Strong experience designing and simulating ASICs or FPGAs using Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• Strong experience with synthesis, constraints, timing analysis, and clock domain crossing.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
• Clear, robust, and well-commented coding style with strong attention to detail.
• Effective verbal and written communication and the ability to collaborate across functional groups.

Nice to have

• Experience with AMD/Xilinx or Altera FPGAs and tools.
• Experience with constrained-random verification, SystemVerilog Assertions, and advanced UVM methodologies.
• Experience with embedded processor SoC design, PCIe, DDR memory, or AXI interfaces.
• Knowledge of digital signal processing concepts.
• Experience with VHDL, C, Csh, Tcl, Python, Perl, or Linux development environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, permanent employment in a multidisciplinary R&D engineering team.
• Flexible time off and physical and mental health benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement and career growth support.
• Free gym, games room, prayer room, subsidized meals, and complimentary coffee and tea.
• Employee stock options, incentive plans, and a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive workplace.