Senior FPGA/DSP Engineer

XWING; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 132,800 - 199,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

XWING is searching for a Senior FPGA/DSP Engineer in Santa Cruz, California to enhance Urban Air Mobility solutions. This role involves designing and optimizing FPGA-based systems, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure safe aircraft operations.

The ideal candidate should have robust experience in FPGA/ASIC design and a relevant advanced degree. The compensation package includes a competitive salary along with comprehensive benefits, reflecting the individual’s qualifications and experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in FPGA or ASIC design in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Experience implementing fixed‑point DSP blocks in RTL.
• Familiarity with processor architecture and communications protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design new and optimize existing fault-tolerant FPGA-based DSP blocks.
• Develop directed testbenches for DSP blocks based on bit-accurate reference models.
• Work in a rigorous aircraft certification-focused environment.

Skills

FPGA design in VHDL

Signal processing systems modeling

MATLAB

C/C++ programming

Education

S./M.S./Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Vivado toolchain

Linux development environment

Job description

Senior FPGA/DSP Engineer

Overview

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in building and optimizing the dependable sensing and computing systems needed to bring the dream of Urban Air Mobility to market. They will contribute to a team that is focused on implementing signal processing and algorithm accelerators in a combination of hardware and software. The successful candidate will excel in a highly collaborative environment to design and modify processing systems that can be rigorously defined, designed, characterized, and verified, ensuring the safe operation of our aircraft.

Responsibilities

• Work with FPGA, hardware, motor control, software, data, safety, and systems engineers to understand current and future DSP and processing needs, constraints, and challenges.
• Design new and optimize existing fault‑tolerant FPGA‑based DSP blocks for sensor acquisition, motor control, navigation, and hardware emulation applications.
• Develop directed testbenches for DSP blocks based on bit‑accurate reference models and assist FPGA verification engineers as needed for more formal verification.
• Work in a rigorous aircraft certification‑focused development environment and create the required models and documentation for the definition, validation, and verification of requirements as needed.

Required

• S./M.S./Ph.D. in relevant discipline (Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics, Mathematics, or similar field; or portfolio of designed and utilized FPGA/ASIC projects).
• 5+ years’ experience in FPGA or ASIC design in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Experience using MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or C for modeling signal processing systems.
• Experience implementing fixed‑point DSP blocks in RTL, such as IIR and FIR filters, PWM generators, delta‑sigma modulators, PLLs, DFT/FFT processors, and CORDIC processors.
• Familiarity with development in a Linux environment.

Desired

• Experience with DO‑254 FPGA compliance.
• Experience with SEU mitigation for aviation or automotive applications.
• Experience with C/C++ on embedded processing systems.
• Experience with processor architecture and communications protocols, such as AXI, DMA, I2C, UART, SPI, SENT, and ethernet.
• Experience with Xilinx FPGAs (Zynq, Artix) and Vivado toolchain experience, including creation of complex timing constraints.
• Experience with model‑based design and associated automated code generation tools.

Additional Information

Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $132,800 - $199,300. The compensation package will be determined by job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Joby also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan with a company match, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.

Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer