Arista Networks is the leader in software driven networking solutions for today’s largest Data Center (DC), Cloud, Internet/WAN, Service Provider (SP) and Campus environments. Arista has over 7500 customers ranging from the largest cloud providers, to healthcare, government, carrier, finance, education, and production web/SaaS companies. Arista's products are the foundation underpinning much of modern society's operations.
Arista has ambitious plans and an unprecedented opportunity for growth and we are looking for many more engineers and designers to join us in building and innovating the world's networks. Arista is a profitable, publicly quoted company with revenues of over $2B with a culture of invention, quality, respect, and fun.
One of the many attractions of joining Arista is that right from the top, Arista is an engineering company. The founders and engineering managers are all engineers who understand good software engineering and the importance of doing things right.
Job DescriptionWho You’ll Work With
We are seeking skilled and motivated individuals to join our FPGA development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation, verification, and testing of FPGA-based digital systems used in cutting-edge networking products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, software, and customer engineering to develop quality, innovative and reliable solutions, which are deployed in an extremely diverse range of industries.
What You’ll Do
- Design and implement digital logic using VHDL for FPGAs.
- Develop and optimise high-speed, low-latency FPGA designs targeting AMD/Xilinx Ultrascale Plus devices.
- Integrate FPGA modules with embedded systems, processors, and high-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, DDR4, AXI)
- Perform functional simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, timing analysis, and optimization using industry-standard EDA tools (e.g. Vivado, ModelSim).
- Leverage industry-standard development tools and workflows to manage work, code changes, testing and integration (e.g. Jira, Git, CI/CD).
- Create and maintain both internal and customer facing documentation including design specifications, test plans, and user guides.
- Work closely with hardware, software and account teams to define technical requirements and business needs.
- Support platform bring-up, validation, and debugging in the lab using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG tools.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of FPGA development processes, methodologies and design practices.
Required:
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in FPGA or ASIC design and development.
- Proficiency in a hardware description language (HDL) such as VHDL or Verilog.
- Experience with FPGA development tools (Vivado, Quartus, etc.).
- Strong understanding of digital logic, high-speed design, and timing closure.
- Candidates must be based in Australia.
- Candidates must possess a valid work permit for Australia at the time of application.
- Please clearly state your current work authorization status in your application.
Preferred:
- Familiarity with scripting languages (Tcl, Python, etc.) for automation.
- Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Knowledge of Ethernet, and OSI layer model.
Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration in cross-disciplinary teams.
- Self-motivated with a strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet project deadlines.
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Additional InformationAll information provided will be kept confidential in accordance with EEO guidelines.
The candidate must be able to complete a 6-month onsite internship working a full-time schedule.
Candidate must be eligible to work in the Republic of Ireland (no work VISA sponsored)
