Senior FPGA Engineer - Flight-Critical Designer with Equity

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; 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 & development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, California, is hiring an FPGA engineer for the Avionics team. You will analyze, design, and test custom FPGA firmware for the Terran R launch vehicle, overseeing FPGA development across the lifecycle from concept to flight readiness.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 5+ years in FPGA development for mission-critical systems; you will collaborate with mechanical, thermal, electrical, and software teams to deliver reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 5+ years in FPGA development for mission-critical systems.
• Experience with RTL design, verification, synthesis, timing, and bring‑up.
• HDL experience: VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Ability to collaborate with mechanical, thermal, electrical, and software teams.
• Experience with cross-functional teams and various FPGA toolchains.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, and test custom FPGA firmware for Terran R.
• Oversee FPGA development across product lifecycles from concept to flight readiness.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable hardware on schedule.
• Drive technical ownership of avionics FPGA components.

Skills

FPGA development

High-speed digital systems

RTL design

HDL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog)

Cross-functional teamwork

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Intel FPGA tools

SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL toolchain

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, California, is hiring an FPGA engineer for the Avionics team. You will analyze, design, and test custom FPGA firmware for the Terran R launch vehicle, overseeing FPGA development across the lifecycle from concept to flight readiness.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 5+ years in FPGA development for mission-critical systems; you will collaborate with mechanical, thermal, electrical, and software teams to deliver reliable