RF Systems FPGA Engineer II - Lunar Permanance
Core
Design and validate FPGA-based digital systems for RF communications and radar sensing hardware to enable lunar surface operations and descent/landing.
Role type
Senior IC FPGA Design Engineer (RF/DSP)
Builds
Flight communications and sensing hardware for Blue Moon landers
Domain
Aerospace / Lunar Exploration / RF Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
FPGA RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog), DSP algorithm implementation, MATLAB/Simulink modeling, hardware-in-the-loop testing, UVM/OVM testbenches, timing closure, Xilinx Vivado/Intel Quartus tools, high-speed interfaces (PCIe, JESD204B/C, XAUI)
Preferred skills
FMCW/CW Radar/LiDAR signal processing, Python/Perl/Tcl scripting, space/radiation environment experience, DO-254 compliance
Technologies
Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, Synopsys Synplify Pro, ModelSim/QuestaSim, MATLAB/Simulink, Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, PCIe, JESD204B/C, XAUI, DDR3/4
Responsibilities
Design and simulate end-to-end RF systems; implement and verify DSP algorithms on FPGA; optimize FPGA architectures for SNR and sensitivity; support hardware bring-up and RF testing; participate in design reviews and qualification.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
