Senior FPGA Engineer - Space Systems & RTL Design

avav; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 112,500 - 171,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment seeks skilled FPGA engineers to join a multi‑disciplinary Space Tech team building high‑reliability firmware and RTL for SOc/FPGA platforms. Work includes SpaceWire, MIL‑STD interfaces, and radiation‑hardened environments.

Responsibilities cover RTL/firmware development, peripheral interfaces, and automated build scripts, plus system integration and validation in aerospace tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering or computer science.
• 5 years of professional HDL design experience (VHDL/Verilog).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain RTL/firmware for general‑purpose and mission use.
• Develop firmware for peripheral interfaces and space‑grade devices.
• Architect and develop firmware for space electronics (FPGA, microcontrollers, RTOS).
• Optimize embedded software for radiation‑hardened, high‑reliability environments.
• Support system integration, testing, and validation in aerospace scenarios.
• Ensure compliance with space industry standards (NASA, ESA, MIL‑STD).

Skills

HDL design

RTL/firmware

Firmware development

Embedded systems

Clock‑domain design

RTOS

VHDL/Verilog

US security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE/CS

Tools

Vivado

ISE

Libero

Xilinx SoC toolchain

In-system debuggers

Job description

AeroVironment seeks skilled FPGA engineers to join a multi‑disciplinary Space Tech team building high‑reliability firmware and RTL for SOc/FPGA platforms. Work includes SpaceWire, MIL‑STD interfaces, and radiation‑hardened environments.

Responsibilities cover RTL/firmware development, peripheral interfaces, and automated build scripts, plus system integration and validation in aerospace tests.