FPGA Engineering Intern

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

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Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate proof-of-concept solutions involving high-speed communication interfaces, protocols, and system integration between FPGAs, processors, and peripheral devices for test and measurement applications.
• Design, implement, and validate data transfer architectures for movement of measurement and instrumentation data across embedded systems.
• Develop FPGA and embedded software components for interface bring-up, protocol validation, and performance optimization.
• Perform system integration, debugging, and characterization of hardware and software subsystems.
• Analyze throughput, latency, resource utilization, and reliability of proposed solutions.
• Document technical findings, prepare test reports, and present project results to the engineering team.

Qualifications

• Student pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in hardware description languages such as VHDL or Verilog (SystemVerilog a plus).
• Understanding of FPGA architectures, digital design principles, timing analysis, and synthesis/place-and-route flows.
• Experience with FPGA development tools (e.g., Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, or similar) and simulation/debugging techniques.
• Knowledge of communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, USB, and high-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, or AXI).
• Experience or coursework in digital signal processing, data acquisition, and measurement techniques is a plus.
• Familiarity with embedded systems and interfacing FPGAs with microcontrollers or processors is desirable.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

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