Digital Design Engineer
Core
Own the electrical design of complex digital boards for a next-generation satellite constellation, including high-speed interfaces, FPGA integration, and mixed-signal subsystems.
Role type
Senior IC digital design engineer (satellite avionics)
Builds
Flight-qualified avionics hardware for a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Communications / Hardware Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Schematic design, component selection, high-speed SERDES interfaces, DDR4/DDR5 memory interfaces, timing closure, clocking architectures, PLL configuration, jitter management, power budgeting, radiation-tolerant design, SEU/SEE mitigation, TID considerations, board bring-up, structured debugging
Preferred skills
Satellite or spacecraft avionics design experience, non-volatile memory technologies, power supply design, signal integrity simulation
Technologies
Altium Designer, HyperLynx SI/PI, SPICE, FPGA vendor toolchains
Responsibilities
Own schematic design and component selection for digital avionics boards; Design high-speed SERDES and memory interfaces; Develop clocking architectures; Perform power budgeting; Apply radiation-tolerant design techniques; Collaborate with FPGA engineers; Drive board bring-up activities; Participate in design reviews and cross-functional integration
Seniority
Experienced, hands-on IC