Senior FPGA Engineer for Satellite Communications

GCS Recruitment; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment seeks an experienced FPGA Engineer to design and deliver FPGA-based solutions for next-generation satellite communication systems. You will work with cross-functional teams to define, implement, validate, and release FPGA bitstreams and prototypes, driving performance, power, and reliability improvements.

The role emphasizes hands-on RTL development, timing closure, and lab validation, with collaboration across hardware, firmware, and software domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years hands-on FPGA design experience.
• Strong expertise with Verilog HDL for RTL design and verification.

Responsibilities

• Own the development and delivery of one or more FPGA bitstreams.
• Design, develop, and implement complex FPGA architectures using Verilog HDL.
• Lead FPGA development across the full lifecycle, including: microarchitecture, RTL design, physical implementation, timing closure, simulation & verification, lab validation, production release.
• Develop FPGA-based networking and digital communication functions.
• Collaborate with system architects, hardware engineers, firmware, and software teams to implement and validate FPGA solutions.
• Build FPGA prototypes to evaluate architecture and design tradeoffs.
• Support hardware bring-up, system integration, and debugging involving FPGA, RF, firmware, and networking components.
• Perform synthesis, place & route, timing analysis, and design optimization.
• Develop comprehensive testbenches and simulation environments.
• Debug FPGA designs in both simulation and hardware environments.
• Drive design tradeoff analysis focused on performance, power, cost, area, and customer experience.
• Create technical documentation including design specifications, verification plans, and test documentation.
• Support manufacturing, production deployment, and post-release engineering activities.

Skills

Verilog HDL

SystemVerilog

RTL Design

Timing Closure

CDC Analysis

Hardware Bring-up

Python

TCL

Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Vivado

Libero SoC

ModelSim

Vivado Simulator

VCS

Job description

GCS Recruitment seeks an experienced FPGA Engineer to design and deliver FPGA-based solutions for next-generation satellite communication systems. You will work with cross-functional teams to define, implement, validate, and release FPGA bitstreams and prototypes, driving performance, power, and reliability improvements.

The role emphasizes hands-on RTL development, timing closure, and lab validation, with collaboration across hardware, firmware, and software domains.