Senior FPGA Engineer II

About the role

CesiumAstro is a developer and pioneer of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We are looking for a Senior FPGA Engineer II to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for FPGA circuits and systems through all phases of the development process.
• Experience in FPGA design, verification, test, and deployment at the HDL level.
• FPGA HDL designs will include high-speed serial interfaces and data streams, digital processing cores, multiple clocks and clock domains, and management interfaces.
• Testing, validation, and verification will be central tasks for any FPGA design.
• Present engineering design review materials to our customers and executive team, as well as participate in proposal-writing efforts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Requirements and Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
• Minimum of 6 years of industry or university research experience in the design, analysis, and implementation of FPGA systems at the HDL level.
• Expertise in FPGA design and verification (Verilog/VHDL, HDL coder, Xilinx’s Vivado, Modelsim, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with lab instruments such as digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, and vector signal analyzers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• Aerospace design and qualification.
• Worst-case analysis, failure method and criticality analyses, and reliability analysis.
• Experience with board-level hardware design.
• Familiarity with communications systems, such as digital signal processing.

Pay

$120,000 - $160,500 a year

Schedule

Full-time employment

Benefits

• Company stock options
• Generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans

Qualifications

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

Skills

Experience in digital signal processing or board-level hardware design.

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• HSA
• FSA
• Life
• Disability
• Retail