Job description

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe. JOB SUMMARY The FPGA Lead Engineer is responsible for leading FPGA design, development, integration, and debug activities for complex server, storage, networking, AI infrastructure, and rack-level platforms. This role provides technical ownership for FPGA architecture, RTL implementation, verification readiness, hardware bring-up, and cross-functional issue resolution to ensure programmable logic solutions meet system requirements, schedule commitments, manufacturability expectations, and customer quality targets. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Technical Leadership: Lead development teams, conduct design reviews, and oversee requirement traceability. Act as the technical liaison between cross-functional partners, system architects, and program managers. Hardware Validation: Lead debugging and testing campaigns on physical printed circuit boards (PCBs) using lab equipment like digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and function generators. Project Management: Plan and manage technical, cost, and schedule objectives. Monitor technical risks and handle configuration. Own investigation and closure of complex FPGA, hardware, and firmware integration issues during bring-up, validation, manufacturing ramp, and customer escalation. Partner with Electrical, BIOS, BMC, Systems, Validation, Manufacturing, and customer teams to resolve cross-domain issues and align technical decisions. Support FPGA verification readiness, lab debug, hardware validation, and release criteria by ensuring requirements traceability and disciplined issue management. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to reusable design practices, coding standards, documentation quality, and engineering best practices. Communicate technical direction, risks, tradeoffs, milestone health, and resolution plans clearly to leadership, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders. JOB QUALIFICATIONS Education & Experience Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field; Master’s degree preferred. 5–10 years of relevant experience in FPGA design, programmable logic development, hardware integration, or related platform engineering work. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Strong expertise in FPGA design flows, RTL development, simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, constraints, and lab-based debug. Experience with common FPGA toolchains and devices from vendors such as AMD/Xilinx, Intel/Altera, or equivalent platforms is required. Strong understanding of standard digital interfaces like SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, PCIe, or JESD protocols Experience with server, storage, networking, accelerator, PCIe-based, or other complex compute platforms is preferred. Ability to lead technical decisions, drive root cause analysis, and align multiple engineering disciplines toward successful execution. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex programmable logic issues clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. BE AWARE OF FRAUD: When applying for a job at Jabil you will be contacted via correspondence through our official job portal with a jabil.com e-mail address; direct phone call from a member of the Jabil team; or direct e-mail with a jabil.com e-mail address. Jabil does not request payments for interviews or at any other point during the hiring process. Jabil will not ask for your personal identifying information such as a social security number, birth certificate, financial institution, driver’s license number or passport information over the phone or via e-mail. If you believe you are a victim of identity theft, contact the Federal Bureau of Investigations internet crime hotline (www.ic3.gov), the Federal Trade Commission identity theft hotline (www.identitytheft.gov) and/or your local police department. Any scam job listings should be reported to whatever website it was posted in. Jabil, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accessibility Accommodation If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Jabil.com/Careers site as a result of your disability. You can request a reasonable accommodation by sending an e-mail to Always_Accessible@Jabil.com or calling 727-803-7988 with the nature of your request and contact information. Please do not direct any other general employment related questions to this e-mail or phone number. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to. #whereyoubelong #AWorldofPossibilities

Requirements

Must-haves

Technical Leadership: Lead development teams, conduct design reviews, and oversee requirement traceability. Act as the technical liaison between cross-functional partners, system architects, and program managers.
Hardware Validation: Lead debugging and testing campaigns on physical printed circuit boards (PCBs) using lab equipment like digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and function generators.
Project Management: Plan and manage technical, cost, and schedule objectives. Monitor technical risks and handle configuration.
Own investigation and closure of complex FPGA, hardware, and firmware integration issues during bring-up, validation, manufacturing ramp, and customer escalation.
Partner with Electrical, BIOS, BMC, Systems, Validation, Manufacturing, and customer teams to resolve cross-domain issues and align technical decisions.
Support FPGA verification readiness, lab debug, hardware validation, and release criteria by ensuring requirements traceability and disciplined issue management.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to reusable design practices, coding standards, documentation quality, and engineering best practices.
Communicate technical direction, risks, tradeoffs, milestone health, and resolution plans clearly to leadership, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Education & Experience
5–10 years of relevant experience in FPGA design, programmable logic development, hardware integration, or related platform engineering work.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strong expertise in FPGA design flows, RTL development, simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, constraints, and lab-based debug.
Ability to lead technical decisions, drive root cause analysis, and align multiple engineering disciplines toward successful execution.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex programmable logic issues clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Accessibility Accommodation
#whereyoubelong
#AWorldofPossibilities

Nice-to-haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field; Master’s degree preferred.
Experience with server, storage, networking, accelerator, PCIe-based, or other complex compute platforms is preferred.

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