We at Kandou are a team of passionate professionals striving to make a mark in the trajectory of the semiconductor industry. Our list of customers reads like a who’s is who of the technology world. If you love to be part of an adventure of a start- up challenging established tech giants and you are a proactive problem-solver who is motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the status quo, we have an opportunity for you. Kandou is actively seeking a resourceful FPGA Engineer contractor. Responsibilities Support FPGA prototyping for high speed digital designs for PHY/SerDes IP Validation and bring-up of devices and FPGAs in the lab Work closely and support Kandou’s Firmware, Digital, Verification and Lab teams Skills FPGAs design/prototyping of blocks for multi-Gigabit serial and parallel data-link transceivers Strong RTL coding skills (SystemVerilog preferred) Scripting (Python preferred) and tool setup skills. Good communicator and team player with strong analytical skills Understanding of verification methodologies, in particular UVM, is an advantage. Experience 10+ years’ experience in prototyping digital designs in FPGAs Technical background in FPGA design, validation and verification Experience in industry standard FPGA tools for design, simulation and verification Experience in digital high-speed blocks. High Speed interface competence and/or PCS experience would be a plus Experience using Python or other scripting language for design validation