Senior Electrical Engineer, FPGA Development
Core
Lead architecture, implementation, and verification of complex FPGA-based systems for autonomous spacecraft and space-based interceptors.
Role type
Senior IC FPGA Engineer (Space Systems)
Builds
High-reliability, radiation-tolerant digital subsystems and payload data buses for spacecraft
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems / Digital Logic Design
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
VHDL, Verilog, FPGA synthesis flows, high-speed Ethernet interfaces (MAC/PHY, UDP/TCP offload), Layer 2 Ethernet switch development, PCIe, SPI, I2C, UART, radiation mitigation (TMR, ECC, scrubbing), electrical schematics interpretation
Preferred skills
Space-qualified FPGA families (PolarFire, ProASIC3, SmartFusion2), SpaceWire, signal integrity analysis, C/C++/Python for firmware integration, Altium Designer
Technologies
Microsemi/Microchip, Xilinx/AMD, Intel/Altera, ModelSim, QuestaSim, Altium Designer
Responsibilities
Lead architecture and implementation of complex FPGA systems with multiple clock domains and high-speed interfaces; Own end-to-end FPGA development lifecycle from requirements to hardware integration; Lead multi-board digital backplane and payload data bus design; Define and manage verification plans for full digital subsystems; Define FPGA-to-CPU/SoC interface architectures; Implement radiation mitigation strategies; Mentor peers and elevate design quality; Develop and maintain design documentation and verification plans
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
