# Senior FPGA Engineer

Hiring organization: [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ce6030b7-59cf-4642-8ddf-2df8d5e81c3f

Listed on Relativity Space's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Long Beach, CA
- Salary: 148000 – 222000 USD per year

## Summary

This role involves designing and validating custom FPGA firmware for a commercial launch vehicle's avionics systems throughout their lifecycle, from initial concept to flight operations. It suits experienced digital engineers who want ownership of mission-critical hardware in a fast-moving aerospace environment.

_Our summary, not Relativity Space's wording._

## Skills named

Risc-V, Simulink, SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of FPGA development in mission-critical applications (launch vehicles, spacecraft, aircraft, or robotics)
- Full-lifecycle FPGA expertise from RTL design through verification, synthesis, timing analysis, and validation
- Proficiency in at least one HDL (VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog)
- Experience with hardware bring-up, validation, debugging, and data analysis
- Ability to work across cross-functional teams (mechanical, thermal, electrical, software)
- Familiarity with multiple FPGA toolchains and platforms from major vendors

## Nice to have

- Strong DSP knowledge in RF applications including forward error correction, channel estimation, and modulation schemes
- Experience with code generation or High Level Synthesis tools (SpinalHDL, Chisel, Vitis, SystemC, Simulink)
- RISC-V development toolchain familiarity
- Experience with rigorous software development practices including version control, change traceability, code coverage, and CI/CD pipelines

Apply on Relativity Space's site: https://boards.greenhouse.io/relativity/jobs/8614986002?gh_jid=8614986002