Senior FPGA Engineer — Space Payloads & EO/IR Systems

Rocket Lab; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Chantilly, VA seeks a Principal FPGA Engineer to design and implement FPGA firmware for EO/IR spacecraft payloads. You will work with hardware teams on requirements, perform synthesis and timing analysis, and support lab bring-up and testing in a mission-focused environment.

The role requires 12+ years in FPGA design and the ability to obtain/maintain U.S. government security clearance. Expect a collaborative, high-demand setting in a leading space technology company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer or electrical engineering or equivalent with 12+ years of experience.
• FPGA firmware design experience with VHDL.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with hardware design team on requirements and plan.
• Complete FPGA logic design, coding, simulation, and testing.
• Support bring-up and testing of products with hardware/software teams.
• Provide SME guidance on design and test development procedures.

Skills

FPGA firmware design

VHDL

Security clearance

U.S. Government clearance

RTL design

AXI interfaces

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or electrical engineering or equivalent

Tools

Xilinx Versal

Radiation-hardened design

Job description

Rocket Lab in Chantilly, VA seeks a Principal FPGA Engineer to design and implement FPGA firmware for EO/IR spacecraft payloads. You will work with hardware teams on requirements, perform synthesis and timing analysis, and support lab bring-up and testing in a mission-focused environment.

The role requires 12+ years in FPGA design and the ability to obtain/maintain U.S. government security clearance. Expect a collaborative, high-demand setting in a leading space technology company.