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Hello, I am currently a senior level electrical engineer working on PLC based projects, and occasional PCB and embedded design.
For the last 4 years I have had a keen interest in programming FPGAs with VHDL and have set myself a goal of producing a protfolio of projects with a view to changing career to an FPGA design role (prepared to start again in a junior role).
So my question is if you were a protential employer what could I show you that would prove I am capable of taking on this role?
So far I have produced a mandelbrot set generator on the DE10 standard board, using both the processor with Linux and fpga fabric.
I am also making sure I have obtained good knowledge of DSP techniques.
So, what else would be essential to a prospective employer?
Advice greatly appreciated.
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As a VUnit developer I'm a bit biased but as the amount of functionality for FPGAs grows there is a trend to manage large amounts of code just like software people do (they have more experience in that area). Continuous testing/integration/delivery was a noted trend at FPGA Kongress this year and it was also discussed during a DAC keynote. Looking at job ads you will also see that companies are requesting skills in VUnit, Git, Jenkins and similar tools. My point is that it's not just about what you implement but also how you implement that.
A general advice is to look at these ads to find out what companies are looking for.
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