Senior Electrical Engineer, FPGA Development

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and implementation of complex FPGA systems with multiple clock domains, high-speed interfaces, and stringent reliability requirements
• Own end-to-end FPGA development: requirements capture, functional block definition, HDL coding, simulation, synthesis, timing closure, and hardware integration
• Lead multi-board digital backplane and payload data bus design, driving compliance, margin validation, and derating analysis
• Define and manage verification and validation plans for full digital subsystems, integrating FPGA verification activities with system-level test
• Define FPGA-to-CPU/SoC interface architectures and collaborate with embedded software teams on protocol design and integration
• Develop and integrate COTS and custom IP cores into complete, production-ready solutions
• Implement radiation mitigation strategies including TMR, ECC, and scrubbing for space applications
• Mentor peers and junior engineers, elevating design quality and development practices across the team
• Develop and maintain design documentation, ICDs, verification plans, and test reports
• Participate in all aspects of the product development lifecycle, from concept through production, integration, and launch

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of professional experience in FPGA design and development
• Deep expertise in VHDL and/or Verilog and FPGA synthesis flows
• Experience with Microsemi/Microchip, Xilinx/AMD, or Intel/Altera FPGA families and associated toolsets
• Experience with simulation and verification tools such as ModelSim, QuestaSim, or similar
• Experience designing and implementing high-speed Ethernet interfaces in FPGA fabric, including MAC/PHY integration, UDP/TCP offload, and high-throughput data path design
• Experience with Layer 2 Ethernet switch development, including frame forwarding, VLAN handling, and port arbitration
• Experience with other high-speed serial interfaces (PCIe) and common bus protocols (SPI, I2C, UART)
• Experience with radiation mitigation techniques for space-grade digital logic
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with spacecraft FPGA development and space-qualified or radiation-hardened device families (PolarFire, ProASIC3, SmartFusion2, etc.)
• Experience defining and executing FPGA-to-CPU/SoC interface architectures in collaboration with embedded software teams
• Familiarity with SpaceWire and other spacecraft-specific data bus standards
• Familiarity with signal integrity analysis and high-speed digital design practices
• Knowledge of schematic capture tools (Altium Designer preferred)
• Experience working in a fast-paced, startup environment or a similarly dynamic setting

Pay

Base Salary: $150,000-$220,000
Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

Additional Requirements

• Ability to maintain or obtain TS//SCI clearance
• Work Location— this role will be onsite at our Long Beach, CA location, with travel to other sites as needed.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.