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Staff Digital Systems Engineer

Phoenix, AZ💼 Full-time💰 $185,000–$185,000🗓 2026-07-14 → 2026-09-25

Core

Architect, design, integrate, and verify complex FPGA-, ASIC-, and processor-based digital hardware for high-reliability aerospace and defense systems.

Role type

Staff Digital Systems Engineer (Senior IC)

Builds

Avionics, embedded computing, payload electronics, and spacecraft systems for NASA, civil space, and defense missions.

Domain

Aerospace & Defense / Digital Hardware Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

FPGA/ASIC/SoC design, high-speed digital interfaces (DDR, PCIe, SerDes), board bring-up and integration, timing analysis, signal integrity, technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Radiation-tolerant electronics, formal verification, mixed-signal hardware, embedded processors, Linux BSPs

Technologies

FPGA, ASIC, DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes, LVDS, SPI, I2C

Responsibilities

Architect digital hardware systems, lead design and verification, support board bring-up and debug, partner on PCB layout optimization, develop technical documentation, mentor engineering teams

Seniority

Staff, technical leadership & mentorship

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