Senior FPGA Architect — Radar & Spaceborne Systems

Kapta Space; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 215,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Job summary

Kapta Space seeks a Senior FPGA Engineer in Seattle to lead RTL design and FPGA development for radar operations and algorithm implementation. The role requires coordinating with cross‑functional teams to build reliable embedded firmware for our radar payload.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in embedded firmware, RTL design experience for satellite applications, and comfort with Verilog/VHDL, I2C/SPI/UART, and modern Git/CI workflows. Equity grants are part of the compensation package.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Assist multi-disciplinary team in creating firmware requirements.
• Architect, design, and implement software for our Radar Sensor.
• Work with radar algorithm, hardware, software and mechanical engineers to build embedded firmware for the payload.
• Evaluate RTL implementations for control and signal processing routines.
• Integrate RTL designs onto FPGA/SoC platforms with synthesis and timing analysis.
• Lead verification and validation of FPGA design on prototype hardware.
• Assist in recruiting and hiring teammates for the team.

Skills

Embedded firmware

RTL design

Verilog/VHDL

I2C/SPI/UART

Git/CI

FPGA/SoC platforms

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Vivado/Quartus

Synthesis tools

Job description

Kapta Space seeks a Senior FPGA Engineer in Seattle to lead RTL design and FPGA development for radar operations and algorithm implementation. The role requires coordinating with cross‑functional teams to build reliable embedded firmware for our radar payload.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in embedded firmware, RTL design experience for satellite applications, and comfort with Verilog/VHDL, I2C/SPI/UART, and modern Git/CI workflows. Equity grants are part of the compensation package.