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About the Role

Join Dolby's Cinema Engineering team and help shape the future of cinematic entertainment. As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you'll design and verify FPGA-based solutions for next-generation cinema servers, audio processors, and HDR projection systems that power premium movie experiences worldwide. You'll own FPGA IP blocks and subsystem designs, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and contribute to advanced verification environments supporting image and audio processing pipelines. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology alongside a highly collaborative engineering team, with your work deployed in cinemas around the globe. Using disciplined engineering practices such as coverage-driven verification, design automation, and continuous process improvement, you'll help deliver the quality and reliability that define Dolby's industry-leading cinema products. In return, you'll find meaningful technical challenges, opportunities for professional growth, and a flexible work environment where your contributions have visible impact.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and verify RTL solutions using VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog for FPGA IP blocks and subsystem-level functionality.
Develop, enhance, and execute functional testbenches to validate designs, measure coverage, and ensure product robustness.
Implement designs on target FPGA devices, create and maintain timing constraints, and drive timing closure for assigned modules.
Bring up and debug new hardware platforms, including FPGA programming, device-level validation, and system-level testing.
Participate in FPGA and hardware design reviews, providing technical insight, identifying risks, and recommending improvements.
Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture specifications, design guidelines, and knowledge-sharing materials.
Contribute to simulation, automation, and verification methodologies that support high-quality product development.
Collaborate closely with hardware, software, systems, and product engineering teams to solve complex technical challenges.
Help maintain engineering excellence by sharing knowledge and providing guidance to teammates when appropriate.

Requirements

Master’s degree with 2+ years of professional experience, Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of professional experience, or equivalent engineering experience.
Strong understanding of RTL design principles and FPGA development methodologies.
Proficiency with VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog.
Experience using RTL simulation and debugging tools such as Questa or ModelSim.
Experience with class-based verification methodologies using SystemVerilog.
Familiarity with reusable verification environments and coverage-driven verification techniques.
Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate technical tradeoffs and implementation options.
Experience using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
Experience with scripting and automation tools such as Python, Tcl, shell scripting, or similar technologies.

Skills

VHDL
Verilog
SystemVerilog
RTL simulation
Debugging tools
Class-based verification
Reusable verification environments
Coverage-driven verification
Debugging
Analytical skills
Problem-solving
Laboratory equipment
Scripting
Automation tools
Python
Tcl
Shell scripting
Image processing
Image formats
Color processing
Audio/video processing pipelines
MATLAB
Signal processing
Imaging
Multimedia
Video applications

Location

San Francisco/Bay Area

Work Type

Full-time
Flex Work

Experience Level

2+ years of professional experience (Master's degree)
3+ years of professional experience (Bachelor's degree)

Education Level

Master's degree
Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

$137,100 - $188,300

Benefits

Bonus
Benefits
Equity (some roles)

About the Company

Dolby is the leader in entertainment innovation, where science meets art. We revolutionize how people create, deliver, and enjoy entertainment worldwide. Our consumer entertainment and cinema businesses bring Dolby’s breakthrough technologies to more places around the world across a wider range of consumer experiences and devices. We are known for our advanced cinema technologies, including next-generation cinema servers, audio processors, and HDR projection systems. Our hardware platforms combine sophisticated image processing, real-time signal processing, and high-performance FPGA design to power premium cinema experiences for audiences worldwide.

Equal Opportunity

Dolby is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to making employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, family status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
Dolby will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and Administrative Code, Article 12.