FPGA Developer

Christie Digital Systems Innovations ULC, 809 Wellington St. N., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Job Description Posted Friday, February 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM

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At Christie®, we create award-winning light technology solutions and services that help our partners and customers deliver unforgettable shared experiences. We’re a global group of passionate people at a company committed to leading-edge innovation, creating high-quality illumination products and solutions, and inspiring our customers and one another. We like to say we’re a global company with local roots. We work collaboratively to support our partners in every market and region we serve around the world.

About the opportunity:

We are looking for an FPGA Developer to join our engineering team tasked with the design and commercialization of Christie’s next generation of video processing hardware. Your desire to get involved and innovate solutions to unique challenges are essential attributes of the role. You will be able to see the immediate impact of your efforts in the technology we produce which captivates audiences at cinemas, theme parks and sports arenas across the globe.

Responsibilities:

Evaluate requirements and develop FPGA architecture

Draft specifications for FPGA IP blocks

Perform detailed digital logic design and implementation of complex, high-resolution and high-performance video processing circuits in the latest FPGA technologies

Verify HDL designs in simulation and on hardware platforms

Work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of embedded software and hardware developers

Participate in design reviews to ensure robust operation between software applications and video processing components

Participate in planning, scheduling and design resource estimation for project scoping exercises

Location:

Hybrid position based in Kitchener, ON

The experience and skills we value:

Bachelor’s degree in computer or electrical engineering, or equivalent field of study

5+ years of professional FPGA or ASIC development experience

Demonstrated ability to develop detailed FPGA architectures

Strong understanding of an FPGA or ASIC design flow, including RTL design with SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL, simulation, logic synthesis and timing closure

Experience with Xilinx or Intel FPGA devices and development tools

Knowledge and experience with video systems and specification standards such as HDMI, DisplayPort and SDI, video processing algorithms, high-speed memory interfaces and communication protocols using multi-gigabit SERDES

Strong debug and problem-solving skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

What will put you ahead:

Familiarity with PCB design, layout, and debug

Experience with FPGA based SoC or soft microprocessor cores

Coding experience with C++ and other scripting languages such as Perl, Python or Tcl

Knowledge of Ethernet networking concepts

Understanding of High-Level Synthesis design flows

Job Vacancy

This posting is to fill an existing open position.

Salary Range

This salary range is provided in good faith and represents our estimate for this position. Final compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including candidate experience, skills, qualifications, and budget for the role.

Hiring Process

Christie is an equal opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, gender identity, gender expression, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability.

Christie is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment. We will endeavour to accommodate the needs of qualified applicants in all parts of the hiring process. All offers of employment at Christie are conditional upon the successful completion of a background screening and we engage a third party vendor to complete the process. Your consent is required prior to the process beginning.

Christie Digital Systems Innovations ULC, 809 Wellington St. N., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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