FPGA Engineer

FPGA Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Develop, implement, and verify RTL designs for Xilinx FPGAs (e.g., RFSoC, Zynq Ultrascale+)
• Build and maintain digital processing pipelines, control logic, and data interfaces
• Support hardware bring-up and system integration on custom satellite payloads
• Design for fault tolerance and space reliability, including SEU mitigation and system monitoring
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, and software engineers to define and validate FPGA requirements
• Participate in lab testing, simulation, and design reviews
• Document designs, test plans, and development processes in a structured, reviewable format
  

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with Xilinx Zynq or RFSoC devices
• Exposure to space system development, including SEU mitigation techniques and fault-tolerant design
• Familiarity with high-speed interfaces, memory controllers, or custom peripheral integration
• Scripting experience (e.g., Python or TCL) for automating test and build processes
• Experience collaborating on multi-disciplinary hardware/software projects
• Understanding of space qualification and hardware validation processes is a plus
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 3–5 years of professional FPGA design experience using Verilog, VHDL, or SystemVerilog
• Strong experience with FPGA development flows, including Vivado or similar tools
• Proficiency in simulation, verification, and hardware debugging techniques
• Familiarity with on-chip interfaces such as AXI, AXI-Stream, and clock domain crossing
• Hands-on experience bringing up FPGA designs in a lab environment
• Comfortable working in a Linux development environment with version control tools like Git
• Must be able to work full-time onsite in Burlingame, California
  

U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual