Senior FPGA Design & Verification Engineer, Space Comms

Blue Origin; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with match up to 5%

Education support program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior FPGA Design and Verification Engineer to develop the digital signal processing and physical layer implementation for the Terawave next generation modem. You will architect, design, implement, and verify FPGA-based modem and physical layer solutions that enable robust, high-reliability communications for our spacecraft and ground systems.

Collaborating across systems, DSP/communications, RF and avionics teams, you will guide from architecture through hardware

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in FPGA design and verification.
• Strong proficiency in RTL design using VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Experience implementing DSP or communications/modem functions in FPGAs (e.g., modulation/demodulation, FEC, filtering).
• Proficiency with FPGA development toolchains (Xilinx/AMD or Intel/Altera) and simulation tools.
• Experience with verification methodologies including self-checking testbenches and functional coverage.
• Strong understanding of timing analysis, constraints, and timing closure.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design FPGA implementations of modem and physical layer functions on a SoC FPGA platform.
• Translate communications system and DSP algorithm requirements into efficient, resource-optimized RTL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog).
• Develop and execute comprehensive verification strategies, including self-checking testbenches, constrained-random verification, and coverage-driven methodologies (e.g., UVM).
• Perform timing closure, resource optimization, and design implementation for high-performance FPGA and system-on-chip (SoC) platforms.
• Support integration and hardware bring-up, including lab testing, debugging, and validation against system-level performance requirements.
• Collaborate with DSP/communications engineers to co-design and optimize physical layer algorithms for fixed-point FPGA implementation.
• Contribute to design reviews, documentation, and design-for-test/design-for-reliability practices consistent with aerospace-grade development.
• Support radiation-tolerant and high-reliability design considerations for space-based applications.

Skills

FPGA design

RTL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog)

DSP/Modem on FPGA

FPGA toolchains (Xilinx/AMD, Intel/Alm

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Simulation tools

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior FPGA Design and Verification Engineer to develop the digital signal processing and physical layer implementation for the Terawave next generation modem. You will architect, design, implement, and verify FPGA-based modem and physical layer solutions that enable robust, high-reliability communications for our spacecraft and ground systems.

Collaborating across systems, DSP/communications, RF and avionics teams, you will guide from architecture through hardware