FPGA Designer

Organisation/Company Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Research Field Engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Final date to receive applications 1 Mar 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Commitment & contract:
Full Time Position

Step into a world of endless possibilities, together let’s leave something for the future!

At IIT, we are committed to advancing human-centered Science and Technology to address the most urgent societal challenges of our era. We foster excellence in both fundamental and applied research, spanning fields such as neuroscience and cognition, humanoid technologies and robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and material sciences, offering a truly interdisciplinary scientific experience. Our approach integrates cutting-edge tools and technology, empowering researchers to push the limits of knowledge and innovation.

With us, your curiosity will know no bounds.

We are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering diversity in all its forms, creating an inclusive environment. We value the unique experiences, knowledge, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives of our people. By embracing diversity, we believe science can achieve its fullest potential.

You will be working in a multi-disciplinary group, where people with different backgrounds collaborate, each with their own expertise, to support IIT research activity.

The Electronic Design Laboratory Directorate manages the design of electronic systems, in particular FPGA-based systems for applicability in scientific research and is coordinated by Marco Crepaldi.

Within the team, your main responsibilities will be:

• Design of FPGA hardware.
• Management of the FPGA designs of the laboratory, including extensive documentation on the generated digital circuits, systems and block designs.
• Management of various projects involving FPGAs, encompassing communication with the research lines, coordination and interfacing with the EDL group hardware and software engineers to achieve the design activity.

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering or a similar discipline.
• Documented experience in the design of FPGA systems, for interfacing custom hardware blocks, through standard or custom bus interconnection systems with hardcoded ARM/RISC-V cores.
• Excellent knowledge of VHDL and Verilog.
• Good knowledge of the English language.
• Familiarity with Git Hub/Gitlab versioning systems.
• Strong focus on stakeholder needs and expectations, providing the expected design outputs, documentation and related activities.

• A Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering or similar disciplines.
• Experience in designing and interfacing custom hardware blocks with Xilinx Zynq/Ultrascale FPGA using the AXI interface bus, for connecting hardcoded ARM/RISC-V processors with custom IPs in the FPGA chip.
• Knowledge of System-Verilog.
• Knowledge in C/C++ and Python programming languages.
• Know-how on Linux operating systems.
• Knowledge on ASIC digital design flow appreciated.
• Ability to work in a challenging and international environment.
• Capacity to work autonomously and collaboratively in a highly interdisciplinary environment.
• Possess analytical reasoning skills and a growth mindset.

• A competitive salary, which may include a bonus option depending on your role and contract
• Private health care coverage depending on your role and contract
• Two days of teleworking per week and flexible working hours are available for certain roles
• Candidate holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree who have not been resident in Italy in the last 3 years and move back to Italy to start any work activity, and meet specific requirements, can benefit from a 50% deduction on their income.

Please submit your application using the online form and including a detailed CV and a cover letter.