Senior FPGA Engineer

About the role

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. The goal is to build sustainable infrastructure for transporting crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware requirements in coordination with systems engineering, hardware engineering, software engineering and subsystem owners.
• Generate FPGA requirements document and develop verification plan.
• Design, write HDL code, verify and document complex low level modules with DAL A safety requirements in a high radiation environment.
• Ability to lead effectively in a team environment and to communicate technical information clearly and concisely.
• 10% travel to other Blue Origin locations for various meetings, or large-scale company events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace, or related fields.
• 8+ years of FPGA/ASIC design and verification work experience.
• Proficient in writing RTL using Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL (SystemVerilog desired).
• Strong understanding of FPGA design concepts, CDC, constraint definition, STA, and timing closure.
• Proficient with FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, Lattice Diamond/Radiant, or Microchip Libero.
• Proficient with ModelSim/QuestaSim or equivalent simulators.
• Proficient in writing testbenches utilizing techniques such as UVM/OVM, SV Assertion, and/or functional/code coverage analysis.
• Extensive background debugging failures in simulation and hardware to root cause problems.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
• Desired: 10+ years of FPGA/ASIC development experience.
• Proficient with scripting languages like Perl or Python or Tcl.
• Proficient with revision control systems, such as Git/SVN.
• Experience with common on-chip bus protocols such as AMBA (AXI, AHB, APB).
• Experience with IEEE 802.3, XAUI, PCIe, JESD204, I2C, SPI interfaces.
• Working knowledge of NPR 7150.2, DO-254, or other safety-critical software standard.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%.
• Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.