FPGA Team Lead (Hybrid)

Your opportunity

By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.

Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe® Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story.

We have obtained FDA approval and officially begun the commercial launch of the Globe® Pulsed Field System. This is a pivotal and exciting time in our journey, as we bring this life-changing technology to patients!

In this role, you will be joining Kardium’s Electrical team. As FPGA Team Lead, this role is responsible for the team that manages the development, testing and maintenance of the FPGA designs in the Globe PF System.

Please note, this opportunity is a hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.

Meaningful work you will be a part of

Your responsibilities will include:

• Define FPGA system architectures for the Globe system

• Manage the implementation, testing and debugging of multi-FPGA architectures including interconnect design and verification.

• Manage the FPGA coding standards and FPGA development process ensuring they meet all necessary regulatory requirements

• Manage the FPGA team as a sub-team of the Electrical team

• Ensure appropriate deliverables and priorities are set and met

• Ensure development of team members

• Interface with the Electrical and Software teams ensuring clear communication of requirements, interfaces and deliverables.

What you bring to the team

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about creating cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work within a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. And we understand that only by working together can we solve the unsolvable.

You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in FPGA design and verification.

• 1-2 years leading or mentoring engineering teams

• Direct experience developing FPGA/RTL solutions within a highly regulated industry (Medical Devices, Aerospace, Automotive, or Defense) is an asset.

Requirements & Skills:

• Proven track record leading small engineering teams (1–3 engineers), including task estimation, code reviews, and technical decision-making.

• Proficiency in VHDL (primary); Verilog/SystemVerilog an asset.

• Mastery of FPGA architecture, synthesis, timing closure, and hardware verification.

• Hands-on experience with Xilinx/AMD FPGA workflows, IP cores, and toolchains (Vivado, Vitis).

• Experience leveraging AI to speed development.

• Proficiency in TCL and Python scripting.

• Familiarity with Git-based version control and code review workflows.

• Solid understanding of board-level digital/mixed-signal hardware design, schematics, and PCB review (experience with Altium Designer or equivalent ECAD software).

• Experience writing testbenches, using simulation tools (e.g., Active-HDL, ModelSim, Questa), and operating laboratory test/measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers).

• Familiarity with medical device quality management systems (ISO 13485 / IEC 62304 / FDA Design Controls) or equivalent high-reliability engineering standards.

• Experience with requirements traceability, risk analysis, robust unit testing, and producing audit-ready technical documentation.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills, clear written and verbal technical communication, and the ability to drive progress independently in an evolving environment.

Compensation

Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% Retirement Savings Plan contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted.

As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan.

• $119,000 – $170,000 (CAD Annually)

Your Benefits & Well-being

The total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus an annual contribution to a Retirement Savings Plan account to help support your financial goals.

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.

Work-day flexibility – we offer a flexible work environment for daily working hours. In addition, we provide 3 personal days per year.

Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.

Family building – we provide top up for maternity leave, adoptive leave, and parental leave for non-birthing parents. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.

Career progression and learning support.

Professional membership support.

Life at Kardium

What makes us a great place to work?

1. Our Purpose
2. Our People
3. Our Culture

At Kardium, we embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of all communities.

We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer-led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, Irish ERG, Brazilian ERG, and Early Career at Kardium ERG.

As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.

And our employees think we are great too – check out Glassdoor to learn more!