Radar FPGA Engineer III - Lunar Permanence

Radar FPGA Engineer III – Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin is building reusable, safe, and low‑cost space vehicles and systems while fostering a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. This position is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Moon landers and related products to support the transit of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

Englewood, CO

You will work closely with the guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) team to integrate FPGA‑based components into the GN&C subsystem. The role is deeply interdisciplinary, requiring coordination among internal stakeholders, adjacent product teams, and suppliers, and enabling flight of state‑of‑the‑art aerospace vehicles and missions.

• Design and simulate end‑to‑end systems to meet required performance specifications such as range, signal‑to‑noise ratio, and link budget.
• Design and validate signal processing algorithms for detection, tracking, RF calibration, and parameter estimation.
• Support MATLAB/Simulink code generation for signal processing and filtering.
• Analyze algorithmic computational complexity and hardware resource needs (FPGA fabric, memory/IO bandwidth, etc.).
• Calibrate signal‑to‑noise/clutter ratio, signal sensitivity, and RF nonlinearity.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to select devices such as FPGA, ADC/DAC, DDR3/4, NOR flash, etc.
• Support hardware bring‑up and work alongside EE engineers to verify design.
• Implement RTL logic and prototype on FPGA.

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 5+ years of DSP experience.
• Experience developing and implementing DSP algorithms on FPGA and/or embedded processors.
• Experience simulating end‑to‑end systems to meet performance specifications such as link budget.
• Proficient with MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent modeling environment.
• Experience designing, selecting, and optimizing DSP algorithms for radar or other relevant sensors.
• Proficient with IEEE 802.3, XAUI, PCIe, JESD
  204B/C, I2C, SPI interfaces.
• Proficient in writing RTL using Verilog/System Verilog/VHDL (System Verilog desired).
• Strong understanding of FPGA design concepts, CDC, constraint definition, STA, and timing closure.
• Experience with FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus.
• Proficient with Model Sim/Questa Sim or equivalent simulators.
• Experience writing UVM/OVM test benches and performing functional or code coverage analysis.

• Ph.D. or master’s degree in electrical engineering, mathematics, signal processing, or a related field.
• Experience with FMCW or CW radar/LiDAR signal processing.
• Proficient with scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Tcl.
• Experience with on‑chip bus protocols such as AMBA (AXI, AHB, APB), PCIe, JESD
  204B/C, I2C, (Q)
  SPI.
• Experience with RF sensors and space applications, including radiation environments.

CO applicants: $ – $
WA applicants: $ – $

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability, 401(k) with up to a 5% company match, and Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off:
  Up to four weeks per year based on scheduled hours, and up to 14 company‑paid holidays.
• Potential for bonuses and other discretionary benefits.

We encourage candidates who may not meet every desired qualification to apply. We value authentic workplace diversity and are dedicated to building an inclusive environment where all qualified applicants can thrive.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen/national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or legally admitted refugee/asylee.

• Standard background check for all positions.
• DBIDS background check if required for military installation employment.
• Additional requirements for drivers and maritime positions as applicable.

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Mid-Senior Level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing