Senior FPGA/DSP Engineer for Spacecraft Avionics

Relativity Space, Inc.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Generous PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Annual learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space, Inc. in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior FPGA Engineer focused on Software-Defined Radio and DSP for Terran R.

You will analyze, design, and test custom FPGA firmware across the product lifecycle, collaborating with propulsion, GNC, and manufacturing teams to ensure robust, on-time hardware delivery. The role requires a deep electronics background, strong project management, and a track record in FPGA design for mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years FPGA development with DSP/SDR focus for mission-critical systems.
• Strong grounding in digital communications theory and DSP fundamentals.
• Experience with RTL design, verification, synthesis, timing analysis, bring-up and validation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, and test custom FPGA firmware for Terran R launch vehicle.
• Oversee FPGA development across multiple products through full lifecycle from concept to flight maturity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable hardware on schedule.

Skills

FPGA development

DSP/SDR experience

Digital communications theory

DSP fundamentals

RTL design/verification

HDL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog)

HL languages/HLS (SpinalHDL/Chisel/Vit

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

VHDL

Verilog

SystemVerilog

SpinalHDL

Chisel

Vitis

Simulink

Job description

Relativity Space, Inc. in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior FPGA Engineer focused on Software-Defined Radio and DSP for Terran R.

You will analyze, design, and test custom FPGA firmware across the product lifecycle, collaborating with propulsion, GNC, and manufacturing teams to ensure robust, on-time hardware delivery. The role requires a deep electronics background, strong project management, and a track record in FPGA design for mission-critical systems.