FPGA Design Engineer (Graduated Hiring)

Company Description

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges.

At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.

Job Description

Who 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.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field (recent graduates or up to ~2 years’ experience).
• Basic familiarity with hardware description languages: VHDL or Verilog.
• Academic or project experience in digital design, FPGA, or embedded systems.
• Strong interest in learning high-speed digital design, FPGA tool flows (e.g., Vivado, Quartus) and hardware-software integration.
• Strong problem-solving skills, good communication and ability to work in a team.
• Must have the right to work in Australia.

Preferred (Not Mandatory):

• Basic scripting ability in Python, Tcl or similar.
• Exposure to version control (Git) and development workflows (Jira, CI/CD).
• Familiarity with interfaces/protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, AXI or memory subsystems is a bonus.

Why Join Arista

• Be part of a high-impact engineering team in a company recognised for excellence in design, innovation and culture.
• Accelerated learning and career growth, with mentoring and exposure to advanced FPGA and system-design environments.
• Opportunities to work on cutting edge, large-scale networking products and collaborate across global teams.
• Inclusive and supportive culture that values your contributions.

Location & Eligibility

• Based in Sydney, Australia (onsite/hybrid work model as per local team policy).
• Applicants must hold legal working rights in Australia at the time of application.

Additional Information

Australian Work Rights

Only candidates with Australian Citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency or otherwise a demonstrable legal entitlement to work in Australia for the duration of employment, will be considered for roles in Australia. Please review open roles in other geographical regions of Arista if you have complementary skills.