FPGA Design Engineer - Avionics

Lanteris Space LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Lanteris Space Systems is seeking an FPGA Design Engineer to join the Bus Electronics Design team in San Jose, CA. This on-site role focuses on avionics hardware development for spacecraft, leading FPGA design for high-speed communications, payload processing, data handling, and sensor interfaces.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in FPGA design, SystemVerilog/VHDL RTL expertise, and experience with FPGA synthesis, timing closure, and IP integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• 8+ years FPGA design experience.
• Proficiency in RTL design, implementation, and simulation in SystemVerilog and/or VHDL.
• Experience configuring hard and soft IP, writing custom IP, and integrating 3rd party IP.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on FPGA development, from concept through implementation and qualification.
• Lead design, verification, and manufacturing support for avionics hardware.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware and software teams to ensure timely project delivery.
• Ensure high performance, fault-tolerant FPGA designs with timing closure.
• Document engineering tests, qualification plans, and troubleshoot root cause issues.
• Support bench and environmental testing and flight hardware validation.

Skills

FPGA design

SystemVerilog

VHDL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

AMD Xilinx Versal

Microchip RTAX/RTG4

Job description

Lanteris Space Systems is seeking FPGA Design Engineer to join our Bus Electronics Design team, with a focus on avionics hardware development. This is a hands-on, on-site position located in San Jose, CA. The Bus Electronics team is responsible for the design, verification, and manufacturing support for the avionics, power, and analog electronics that enable our reputable, reliable, and high-powered spacecraft. Our spacecraft span pLEO to deep space, enabling national defense, earth observation & communications, and interplanetary space exploration such as NASA’s Psyche Discovery Program and SR-1 Freedom mission to Mars. In this role you will lead the FPGA design for our next-gen avionics systems, including high speed communications, payload processing, data handling, memory blocks, sensor interfaces, etc. The successful FPGA Design Engineer will have strong experience in the full-lifecycle implementation of reliable, digital designs, working effectively with both hardware and software design teams. This is an exciting opportunity to be the owner from concept through design implementation, qualification, production, and flight of avionics hardware for space applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and make recommendations to system trades, requirements capture, part selection, and design choices and implications, in an often-ambiguous design space.
• Proactive ownership of FPGA development through design, production, satellite integration, and on-orbit performance.
• High performance and reliable FPGA designs, encompassing fault tolerance, timing closure, and high speed communications.
• Support design bring-up with both hardware and software teams.
• Documentation of engineering test and qualification plans, execute hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing, troubleshooting and root cause investigations of anomalous behaviors.
• Collaborate with entire cross-functional team (digital, software, power, PCB layout, etc) to drive project success.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• 8+ years FPGA design experience.
• Proficiency in the design, implementation, and simulation for RTL in SystemVerilog and/or VHDL.
• Proficiency in configuring both hard and soft IP, writing custom IP, and integrating 3rd party IP.
• Experience with FPGA synthesis, place-and-route, multi-clock architectures and timing closures.
• Experience with fault tolerance and SEE mitigation strategies such as TMR, ECC, and scrubbing.
• Experience interfacing with both hardware and software design teams, and selecting the appropriate FPGA/SoCs to meet current and future roadmap requirements.

Additional Desired Qualifications

• 15+ years FPGA design experience.
• Experience with multiple FPGA vendors/families such as AMD Xilinx Versal, Microchip RTAX/RTG4.
• Experience with prototyping bring up, test benches, and validation.
• Experience in FPGA designs for avionics systems in space, defense, or other high-reliability systems.
• Experience with SerDes, SpaceWire, Ethernet, LVDS, RS-422/485.
• Experience with FPGA configuration management.

The base pay for this position at the Staff level within California is: $123,000.00 - $205,000.00 annually.

The base pay for this position at the Principal level within California is: $151,000.00 - $251,000.00 annually.

The base pay for this position within California is: $123,000.00 - $205,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. More information on our benefits will be shared with candidates as they move forward in the recruitment process.

Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. The date of posting can be found on the Lanteris Space Systems Career page at the top of each job posting.

Lanteris Space Systems values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Intuitive Machines is building the infrastructure for your boldest missions and the next era of space operations. Our foundation is proven and built for scale, resilience, and mission continuity, extending across LEO, GEO, lunar, interplanetary, and deep space. That’s why commercial leaders and government organizations, such as NASA rely, on Intuitive Machines to sustain continuous mission operations and extend their space capabilities further and faster.. Intuitive Machines is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We comply with disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process.

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