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$140,000 – $205,000
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What this role is
This role designs and verifies FPGA logic for satellite communications systems serving government and commercial customers, requiring hands-on RTL development in high-performance domains like software-defined radios and avionics. It suits engineers with 2+ years of FPGA experience who want to work on space-based systems in a fast-paced environment alongside DSP, firmware, and hardware specialists.
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What they ask for
Required
- US Citizenship or Green Card
- Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent
- 2+ years of experience
- Experience designing, implementing, verifying and testing high-throughput FPGA systems
- Strong proficiency with Verilog for synthesis and verification
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD in computer engineering or equivalent
- Experience in DSP/radio design, software, or hi-reliability design beyond logic design
- Experience with Xilinx FPGAs
- Experience with modern communication systems (RF, IF/IQ, time/frequency domains, modulation)
- Experience with Vivado IDE and TCL
- Familiarity with power, thermal, and real estate system-level tradeoffs
- Experience with high-speed data converters (ADCs, DACs, JESD204)
- Experience with circuit-level debugging
- Knowledge of digital communication theory and LDPC implementations
- Experience with space-based systems
- Experience with UVM