Lidar FPGA Engineer for Lunar Missions

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 183,000 - 256,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Lidar FPGA Engineer for the Lunar Permanence program in the Greater Seattle area. You will design and validate FPGA-based signal processing for radar/LiDAR, develop end-to-end simulations, and collaborate with GN&C and hardware teams to ensure flight-ready performance.

The role requires 5+ years in DSP on FPGA/embedded platforms, strong HDL skills, and experience with Xilinx/Intel toolchains. On-site position with a competitive benefits package and spaceflight impact.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field with 5+ years of DSP experience.
• Experience in developing and implementing DSP algorithms on FPGA and/or embedded processor.
• Experience in simulating end-to-end systems to meet performance specs.
• Proficient with MATLAB/Simulink, or equivalent modeling environment.
• Experience in designing, choosing, and optimizing DSP algorithms for radar or other sensors.
• Proficient with IEEE 802.3, XAUI, PCIe, JESD204, I2C, SPI interfaces.
• Proficient in writing RTL using Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL (SystemVerilog desired).
• Strong understanding of FPGA design concepts, CDC, constraints, timing closure.
• Proficient with FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus.
• Proficient with ModelSim/QuestaSim or equivalent simulators.
• Experience in writing testbenches utilizing UVM/OVM, SV Assertion, etc.

Responsibilities

• Design and simulate end-to-end systems to meet required performance specification such as range and SNR.
• Design and validate signal processing algorithms for detection, tracking, RF calibration, parameter estimation.
• Support Matlab/Simulink code generation for signal processing and filtering.
• Analyze algorithmic computational complexity and hardware resource needs (FPGA fabric, memory/IO bandwidth).
• Signal-to-Noise/Clutter Ratio, Signal Sensitivity, RF nonlinearity calibration.
• Work with hardware engineers to drive device selection: FPGA, ADC/DAC, DDR3/4, NOR flash, etc.
• Support HW bring-up and work alongside EE engineers to support design verification.
• RTL logic implementation and FPGA prototyping.

Skills

DSP experience

MATLAB/Simulink

FPGA design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

RTL coding

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

ModelSim/QuestaSim

End-to-end system simulation

Radar/LiDAR signal processing

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

M.S./Ph.D. in EE, mathematics, or related

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

ModelSim/QuestaSim

Simulink

MATLAB

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Lidar FPGA Engineer for the Lunar Permanence program in the Greater Seattle area. You will design and validate FPGA-based signal processing for radar/LiDAR, develop end-to-end simulations, and collaborate with GN&C and hardware teams to ensure flight-ready performance.

The role requires 5+ years in DSP on FPGA/embedded platforms, strong HDL skills, and experience with Xilinx/Intel toolchains. On-site position with a competitive benefits package and spaceflight impact.