Lead Modem SOC Architect – Space-Grade ASICs

Blue Origin; Texas; Hybrid; USD 269,000 - 377,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Stock options

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal Modem SOC Design Engineer on the ASIC Engineering SOC Team to lead RTL design for the modem SOC and its subsystems, define microarchitecture from system specifications, and drive integration across the modem PHY, Arm compute, debug, and IO infrastructure.

As the technical interface among system architecture, SOC architecture, software architecture, performance modeling, and FPGA prototyping teams, you will align design decisions from specification through

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of experience in digital ASIC or SOC RTL design.
• Experience defining microarchitecture for modem or communication SOC blocks from system specifications.
• Experience with Arm compute subsystem design, including AXI interconnect and SRAM controllers.
• Experience with LPDDR4/LPDDR5/LPDDR6 or other high-speed memory interface subsystems.
• Experience with high-speed Gigabit Ethernet interface subsystems.
• Experience with SOC-level integration, including bus fabric, clock, and reset architecture.
• Experience with debug subsystem design using Arm CoreSight components.
• Experience with synthesis, timing constraint development, and timing closure support.

Responsibilities

• Lead RTL design in Verilog or System Verilog for the modem SOC and its subsystems.
• Define microarchitecture based on satellite communication system specifications and performance requirements.
• Develop Arm compute subsystem logic, including AXI interconnect and SRAM controller integration.
• Integrate debug subsystem components using Arm CoreSight architecture and associated trace infrastructure.
• Drive subsystem and SOC-level integration, including clock, reset, and general-purpose IO (GPIO) subsystems.
• Serve as the technical interface to the system architecture, SOC architecture, and software architecture teams.
• Collaborate with performance modeling and FPGA prototyping teams on design decisions and validation.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Arm CoreSight

AXI interconnect

SRAM controllers

FPGA prototyping

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal Modem SOC Design Engineer on the ASIC Engineering SOC Team to lead RTL design for the modem SOC and its subsystems, define microarchitecture from system specifications, and drive integration across the modem PHY, Arm compute, debug, and IO infrastructure.

As the technical interface among system architecture, SOC architecture, software architecture, performance modeling, and FPGA prototyping teams, you will align design decisions from specification through