Digital Module Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Digital Module Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct hire Digital Module Engineer with our client located in Englewood, CO.

Job Description:

• Seeking a highly skilled Digital Module Design Engineer with extensive knowledge of digital circuit design utilizing FPGAs, microprocessors and various memory technologies for space.
  
  
  

Job Responsibilities:

• Work under the direction of the Digital Module Lead Engineer to design digital modules through all development stages: from definition to implementation, bring-up, qualification and final release.
• Design planning, component selection, schematic design, layout guidance, analysis (including SI/PI and worst case analysis), integration, test/verification, and release.
• Design with FPGAs, microprocessors, various memory components, high speed digital interfaces, and space application standard control interfaces.
• Create bring up plans, execute verification testing, and run hands on hardware validation/debugging until the platform is efficiently implemented on the production floor.
• Present technical materials for internal and customer design reviews.
• Participate in detailed reviews of other engineer’s designs and help manage the schematic/layout tool flow
  
  
  

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5 years designing digital electronics for space or high reliability systems.
• Experience delivering flight qualified hardware for various orbits.
• Strong experience in designing digital modules hosting FPGAs, microprocessors, various memory components, high speed digital interfaces, and space application standard control interfaces.
• Extensive knowledge of circuit design and signal/power integrity is expected.
• Proficiency with tools such as Altium, CST, SIWave.
• Hands on lab experience (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, bring up/debug).
• Ability to work effectively under pressure (alone and as a team) to meet tight deadlines.
• Highly motivated and well organized with a will-do attitude and excellent communication/team skills.
• Nice to Have:
• Radiation tolerant design experience (including fault tolerance, redundancy, high-reliability design practices and parts selection).
• Familiarity with NASA, MIL-STD, ECSS, IPC standards.
• Understanding of software, power electronics, or mechanical interfaces.
• Experience with environmental, thermal, or vibration testing.
  
  
  

Job Details:

• Job Type: Direct Hire
• Salary Range: $130K-$180K.
• Location: Englewood, CO.
• ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C.
• 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.
  
  
  

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.