Radar/SAR FPGA Firmware Engineer

ICEYE US-SkyFi; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible PTO

Job summary

ICEYE US is seeking a Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and verify FPGA firmware for radar payload electronics. You will own FPGA architecture for signal generation, DSP, and hardware–software interfaces within the payload chain, collaborating with RF, systems, and embedded software teams to deliver flight‑ready firmware.

The role requires 5+ years designing FPGA firmware in VHDL/Verilog, using Xilinx tools (Vivado, Vitis, Vivado HLS) and PS–PL integration on Zynq or Zynq UltraScale+ SoCs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 5+ years of professional FPGA firmware design experience (VHDL/Verilog).
• 3+ years with Xilinx (AMD) tools (Vivado, Vitis, Vivado HLS).
• 3+ years DSP implementation in FPGA (FFT, filtering, down-conversion).
• 3+ years SoC firmware development with PS–PL on Zynq or Zynq UltraScale+.
• Experience with high-speed serial interfaces and standard bus protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and verify FPGA firmware for radar signal generation, digital beamforming, and SAR data processing pipelines
• Develop and maintain RTL (VHDL/Verilog) targeting Xilinx RFSoC and UltraScale+ platforms
• Architect a modular, reusable FPGA framework that supports multiple product configurations and minimizes NRE for future payload variants
• Integrate FPGA firmware with embedded software (Linux/bare-metal) running on SoC processing systems (ARM cores)
• Define and implement high-speed digital interfaces between FPGA fabric and RF/analog front-end hardware
• Perform timing closure, resource optimization, and power analysis for flight-grade FPGA builds
• Develop and execute FPGA verification strategies including simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and integration with flat-sat and EGSE test environments
• Collaborate with RF and systems engineers to translate radar waveform and signal processing requirements into FPGA design specifications
• Support AIT activities by providing firmware builds, diagnostic modes, and debug support during payload integration and test campaigns
• Create and maintain configuration-managed firmware baselines, release documentation, and design descriptions aligned with gated review processes (PDR/CDR/TRR)
• Participate in design reviews, trade studies, and technical risk assessments related to FPGA and digital subsystem architecture

Skills

FPGA firmware

VHDL/Verilog

Xilinx (AMD) tools

DSP in FPGA

SoC PS-PL integration

HDL verification

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's preferred

Tools

Vivado

Vitis

Vivado HLS

Job description

ICEYE US is seeking a Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and verify FPGA firmware for radar payload electronics. You will own FPGA architecture for signal generation, DSP, and hardware–software interfaces within the payload chain, collaborating with RF, systems, and embedded software teams to deliver flight‑ready firmware.

The role requires 5+ years designing FPGA firmware in VHDL/Verilog, using Xilinx tools (Vivado, Vitis, Vivado HLS) and PS–PL integration on Zynq or Zynq UltraScale+ SoCs.