Hardware Engineer

• Define and drive FPGA strategy, methodologies, and development flows by leveraging industry-leading FPGA technologies, tools and best practices to address diverse project requirements
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and evolution of FPGA tools, technologies, methodologies and design flows to enhance development efficiency and quality
• Design, develop, and deploy FPGA-based prototyping and verification platforms, delivering scalable solutions that support internal stakeholders, including Verification, Validation, Firmware and Software teams
• Perform FPGA design debugging and system bring-up using laboratory equipment and debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG interfaces
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including design, verification, validation, firmware and software engineering to investigate issues, implement corrective actions and develop effective workarounds when required
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including user guides, defect reports, release notes and project status updates

Principal FPGA Engineer

• A unique Software Engineering position combining leading-edge media software engineering work with software and hardware architectural influence and deep GPU/media domain expertise.
• Deliver industry-leading hardware-accelerated video solutions on Intel Graphics architecture to the market.
• Work with leading open-source media communities (FFmpeg, HandBrake, VLC, etc.), independent software vendors, broadcasters, and content-creation partners.
• Ensure that hardware-accelerated encode, decode, transcode, and video-processing pipelines run optimally on Intel client and workstation platforms.
• Utilize deep expertise in Intel® Quick Sync Video (QSV), oneVPL/VPL, Video Acceleration APIs (VA-API on Linux, D3D11/12 Video on Windows), and modern codec standards.
• Research, develop, prototype, and upstream contributions that drive adoption of Intel media capabilities across the open-source ecosystem.
• Support and influence software development during all phases of the lifecycle, including feature definition, project setup, execution, upstream review and integration, and go-to-market activities.
• Provide technical training, consultation, and hands-on assistance to open-source maintainers and ISV developers.
• Engage with open-source maintainers and ISV partners to provide performance analysis and technical guidance throughout the software lifecycle.
• Interface with Intel engineering groups to resolve issues affecting customer and community success.
• Serve as the voice of the open-source media ecosystem within Intel, researching emerging codecs and standards, and staying current with industry advancements.

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Principal FPGA Engineer

Software Optimization Engineer – GPU, Hardware-Accelerated Media (FFmpeg, HandBrake, Intel® Quick Sync Video)