Senior FPGA Certification Engineer (DO-254) - Aviation

Reliable Robotics; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 215,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Robotics is building safety‑enhancing aviation technology with a mission to save lives. The Sr. FPGA Certification Engineer will own the FPGA certification lifecycle and drive DO‑254 plans for a high‑assurance phased‑array radar system.

The role emphasizes coordination with FAA and DERs, adherence to DO‑254 processes, and collaboration with an experienced engineering team focused on reliable, airborne hardware implementations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• 10+ years of full-cycle aviation electronics hardware development experience
• Experience with safety‑critical FPGA certification in a DO‑254 level A/B process
• Professional experience designing and/or verifying FPGA digital logic using industry‑standard design, simulation, and synthesis tools

Responsibilities

• Own the FPGA certification lifecycle, including DO-254 plans and standards, and develop compliant peer-review and testing processes.
• Coordinate certification activities with the FAA and DERs to enable safe, dependable airborne electronics hardware.

Skills

FPGA development

DO-254 experience

verification tools

Aviation electronics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

VHDL/Verilog

EDA tools

Job description

Reliable Robotics is building safety‑enhancing aviation technology with a mission to save lives. The Sr. FPGA Certification Engineer will own the FPGA certification lifecycle and drive DO‑254 plans for a high‑assurance phased‑array radar system.

The role emphasizes coordination with FAA and DERs, adherence to DO‑254 processes, and collaboration with an experienced engineering team focused on reliable, airborne hardware implementations.