Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

Why this role is important

The Satellite FPGA Engineer will participate in all aspects of the development and test of avionics FPGA RTL designs for satellites. The ideal candidate has 10 years of experience in FPGA firmware development including RTL design, simulations, analysis, verification, and HW testing.

This position will report to the Director of Electrical Engineering and will work closely with the Electrical, Software, and Systems Engineering teams.

What you’ll be doing

The functions of this role include providing strategic direction and implementation in the following areas:

• Own FPGA RTL development from blank sheet to flight.
• Develop FPGA logical architecture and requirements in collaboration with other engineering disciplines including defining HW/SW interfaces between fabric logic and processing subsystems.
• Develop FPGA RTL code for Microsemi FPGAs and other manufacturer SoCs in either SystemVerilog or VHDL.
• Perform design verification including simulations, test benches, timing analysis, and hardware testing.
• Lead design reviews, demonstrate requirement traceability, and create documentation for FPGA operation and interfacing with other SW and FPGA systems.
• Develop and participate in test campaigns ranging from unit level manual tests, unit automated tests, and system level tests.

What you bring to this role

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10 years of experience in FPGA RTL architecture, development, verification, deployment, and maintenance.
• Skilled at SystemVerilog or VHDL.
• Skilled in at least 1 scripting language (TCL, shell, Python, etc).
• Skilled in verification techniques, and timing/stability analysis.
• Proficiency in understanding PCB designs and reading schematics.
• Proficiency in understanding embedded software.
• Proficiency with AXI protocols (at least AXI4 family).
• Knowledge of common bus interfaces (I2C, SPI, etc).
• Demonstrated success working in a dynamic environment.

Extra points for the following

Candidates with the following skills or experience will be viewed positively:

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Expertise in implementing high speed digital communications interfaces.
• Experience designing for space environments including radiation impacts and mitigation.
• Proficiency with Microsemi devices and tools.
• Proficiency with lab tools and working with hardware.
• Familiarity with SystemRDL.
• Understanding of OVM/UVM framework and methodology.