Senior FPGA Engineer, Space Systems (Hybrid)

MDA Space; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private healthcare

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Pension plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

MDA Space is seeking an experienced FPGA Engineer to join its UK team. You will contribute to satellite telemetry payloads, deliver FPGA-based verification, and architect complex FPGA designs for space missions.

The role requires extensive experience in high-reliability space systems, VHDL/System Verliog, and proficiency with Vivado, Modelsim, and Libero. A strong background in digital communications and DSP is essential, with leadership of large FPGA projects encouraged.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in an FPGA engineering role, in the Space or an equivalent High Reliability sector.
• Good understanding of FPGA technology for Space
• Experience with VHDL and System Verliog
• Experience FPGA design tools including Vivado, Modelsim and Libero
• Understanding of digital communications and DSP
• Leading complex FPGA projects
• Specialist knowledge in any of the following areas would be advantageous: High reliability design and analysis (Space, Military, Automotive, etc)
• Knowledge of LEO/GEO communications payloads
• Signal integrity analysis

Responsibilities

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team of engineers developing satellite telecommunication payloads for a variety of orbits and missions
• Flow down of sub system requirements to the FPGAs
• FPGA Verification for high reliability / space systems
• Architecture, design and implementation of complex designs with Microchip FPGAs for Space applications
• Development of IP blocks for AMD SoCs

Skills

FPGA engineering

VHDL

System Verliog

Digital communications

DSP

Leading complex FPGA projects

Tools

Vivado

Modelsim

Libero

Job description

MDA Space is seeking an experienced FPGA Engineer to join its UK team. You will contribute to satellite telemetry payloads, deliver FPGA-based verification, and architect complex FPGA designs for space missions.

The role requires extensive experience in high-reliability space systems, VHDL/System Verliog, and proficiency with Vivado, Modelsim, and Libero. A strong background in digital communications and DSP is essential, with leadership of large FPGA projects encouraged.