Senior FPGA Engineer

Sr. FPGA Engineer

Onsite, Burlingame, CA

$160k to $210k plus equity

I am supporting a space technology company that is building next‑generation navigation and positioning systems for high reliability environments. They are growing their hardware team and hiring a Sr. FPGA Engineer to work on real‑time signal processing, secure communications hardware, and high‑performance digital systems that will be deployed on flight hardware.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands‑on design in a collaborative environment, with a strong mix of DSP fundamentals, Verilog or VHDL development, and experience working with Xilinx platforms. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams, help shape architecture decisions, and see your designs move through verification, testing, and integration onto real systems.

• RTL design and implementation on Xilinx RFSoC or Ultrascale+
• DSP modules, navigation waveform generation and signal pipelines
• Secure hardware blocks for authentication and anti‑spoofing
• Fault tolerance and SEU mitigation for space hardware
• Verification, simulation, and hardware bring‑up
• Collaboration with teams building satellite payloads

• 3+ years of FPGA development with Verilog, VHDL, or System Verilog
• Strong DSP background
• Experience with AMD/Xilinx platforms
• Real‑time signal processing in hardware
• Experience with AXI or AXI Stream
• Comfortable with Vivado and simulation tools
• US citizenship or Green Card due to export controls
• Full time onsite in Burlingame, CA

Please send your resume for more details.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Defense and Space Manufacturing and Space Research and Technology

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