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FPGA Engineer

San Diego,CA💼 Full-time💰 $125,000–$125,000🗓 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Designing and testing high-speed FPGA components and embedded applications for space and national security systems including Software Defined Radios, Digital Processing Systems, and multi-megapixel camera systems.

Role type

Senior IC FPGA Engineer

Builds

Space-rated hardware components, digital processing systems, and camera subsystems for defense and national security missions.

Domain

Defense, National Security, Space Technology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

FPGA design (Xilinx), HDL (VHDL, System Verilog), embedded Linux architecture, high-speed digital design, system simulation, test plan creation, Camera Link/SpaceWire interfacing

Preferred skills

Firmware design and integration, lab equipment operation, technical documentation

Technologies

Xilinx, Zynq, VHDL, System Verilog, Embedded Linux, Camera Link, SpaceWire

Responsibilities

Designing and testing complex high-speed FPGA designs implementing high-throughput algorithms; Designing and testing embedded applications using the Xilinx Zynq family; Developing architectures compatible with embedded Linux environments; Designing and supporting top-level system simulations; Translating system requirements into FPGA architectures; Implementing and documenting FPGA designs using HDL; Supporting systems integration and Test Engineering; Implementing and contributing to the architecture of current and next generation multi-megapixel camera systems; Creating test plans to assure integrated performance meets specification

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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