Principal FPGA Designer - Space Systems

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 249,000 - 349,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Principal FPGA Designer to lead FPGA-based systems for the TeraWave program. You will guide design, verification, and deployment of high-speed data processing and signal processing hardware, collaborating across disciplines.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, mentorship, and delivering robust space-grade solutions. The position requires deep FPGA expertise, experience with VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog, and a track record of running complex projects from concept

Qualifications

• 12+ years of FPGA design and verification with leadership experience.
• Proficiency in VHDL, Verilog and SystemVerilog for RTL design.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces and DSP in FPGAs.
• Familiarity with space-grade design practices and SEE mitigation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA designs through full development lifecycle from requirements to hardware bring-up.
• Develop verification environments, testbenches, and coverage models.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive engineering excellence across the team.
• Evaluate devices, IP cores and tools to meet program needs.
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical feedback.

Skills

FPGA leadership

RTL design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

VHDL

Timing closure

DSP architectures

Co-design with embedded

Mentoring

Education

Electrical Engineering

Computer Engineering

Tools

Synthesis tools

Place-and-route tools

Timing analysis tools

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Principal FPGA Designer to lead FPGA-based systems for the TeraWave program. You will guide design, verification, and deployment of high-speed data processing and signal processing hardware, collaborating across disciplines.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, mentorship, and delivering robust space-grade solutions. The position requires deep FPGA expertise, experience with VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog, and a track record of running complex projects from concept