Sr. FPGA Engineer II
Core
Designing and implementing FPGA logic for advanced Electro-Optical (EO/IR) systems to support U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) missions and DoD/IC customers.
Role type
Senior IC FPGA Engineer
Builds
Space-based EO/IR payloads and subsystems for national security and defense
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Electro-Optical Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
FPGA logic design, VHDL, simulation, testing, synthesis, implementation, timing analysis, hardware design collaboration, automated test development, debugging, research and analysis
Preferred skills
Xilinx/AMD Versal architecture, radiation-hardened FPGA design (SEU/SEL mitigation), FPGA/ASIC image processing algorithms, RTL IP creation and integration, C/Python/MATLAB, software interfaces (interrupts/DMA), DDR4/Aurora/high-speed transceivers, AXI Stream/Memory Mapped interfaces, PCB design
Technologies
Xilinx, VHDL, Altium Designer, DDR4, Aurora, AXI Stream
Responsibilities
Collaborate with hardware design teams on requirements; Complete FPGA logic design, coding, simulation, and testing; Support hardware and software teams in product bring-up and test; Provide subject-matter expertise on design and automated test procedures; Perform research and analysis of specifications and datasheets; Execute debugging of designs in the lab; Perform synthesis, implementation, and timing analysis
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC