Senior FPGA Engineer — Airborne Radar Tech Lead

Anduril; Colorado; On-site; USD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer in Fort Collins, CO to lead FPGA development for airborne radar systems, translating algorithms into hardware and establishing robust design processes. You will collaborate with the Costa Mesa team to ensure seamless integration across projects.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years of FPGA design experience, expertise in RTL (SystemVerilog/VHDL), and hands-on work with Altera tools. Active U.S. security clearance is desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in electrical/electronics/computer engineering or related field.
• 12+ years FPGA design and development experience.
• Strong RTL design experience with SystemVerilog and/or VHDL.
• Experience with Altera FPGA devices and tools (Vivado, Quartus).
• Experience with DSP on FPGAs; timing closure and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA architecture, design, and verification for airborne radar systems from concept through production.
• Translate signal processing algorithms into efficient, high-performance FPGA implementations on Altera SOC/FPGA platforms.
• Establish and drive robust FPGA design processes, coding standards, and verification methodologies for the airborne products team.
• Collaborate with the Battlespace Awareness engineering team to ensure design consistency and knowledge transfer across sites.
• Design and implement digital signal processing chains for radar systems, including data acquisition, filtering, and real-time processing.
• Perform timing analysis, resource optimization, and debugging of complex FPGA designs.
• Develop and maintain design documentation, including architecture specifications, design reviews, and verification plans.
• Mentor and guide other engineers as the team scales FPGA capabilities.

Skills

FPGA design and development

RTL design

Digital signal processing on FPGAs

Technical leadership

FPGA verification methodologies

Timing closure & optimization

Independent project ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering / electronics engineering / computer engineering or related field

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Altera device tooling

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer in Fort Collins, CO to lead FPGA development for airborne radar systems, translating algorithms into hardware and establishing robust design processes. You will collaborate with the Costa Mesa team to ensure seamless integration across projects.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years of FPGA design experience, expertise in RTL (SystemVerilog/VHDL), and hands-on work with Altera tools. Active U.S. security clearance is desirable.