FPGA Engineer

at  Danfoss

JOB DESCRIPTION

Danfoss is developing solutions based on power electronics to enable the electric energy transition.
Join Danfoss Drives Medium Voltage R&D team as an FPGA Engineer, contributing to product design, maintenance, and exploration of new technologies.
This position is located in Vaasa, Finland.

BACKGROUND & SKILLS

To be succesful in this position you should have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s (preferred) degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency in VHDL and C, and C++ programming.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interpret engineering drawings and concepts.
• Familiarity with digital hardware/firmware design and adherence to software processes.
• Experience with Xilinx FPGAs, RTL level VHDL design, and Python scripting preferred.
• Knowledge of Control System Engineering, Digital Signal Processing, and Embedded Software Design desirable.
• Variable frequency drive experience preferred.
• Basics of processor systems (e.g., Zynq PS, RiscV, Cortex-M)
• Experience and/or knowledge of real-time software design, software -hardware interaction with real time operating systems, multithreading, and event driven architectures

At Danfoss, we believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that cultivates creativity, innovation, and broader perspectives in decision-making. Even if you do not meet all the criteria outlined in this job posting, we encourage you to apply, nonetheless.

As our new FPGA Engineer your responsibilities are:

• Design digital logic for FPGA for the control of high-power electronics and provide analysis for new product development.
• Participate in development and testing operations.
• Prepare designs for high power electronics, specifications, analysis and recommendations for development of new products.
• Maintain records pertinent to each project in the form of time, project and work tracking reports, documentation, design journals, sketches, drawings, etc.