Senior FPGA Firmware Engineer for Spacecraft

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Purchase Program

Industry-leading medical plans

Dental & Vision coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer II to join our Space Systems FPGA team. You’ll develop and verify FPGA firmware for spacecraft avionics, work across disciplines, and participate in on-orbit testing, with opportunities to influence mission-critical hardware.

The role requires a bachelor’s in electrical/computer engineering, 8+ years FPGA experience, VHDL proficiency, and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, or software engineering; or other engineering degree.
• 8+ years of experience with FPGA firmware development.
• Proficiency in VHDL.
• Strong understanding of FPGA design fundamentals and principles.
• U.S. citizenship due to program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other disciplines in developing firmware architecture and requirements.
• Design and verify FPGA firmware for Xilinx and Microchip FPGA and SoC devices.
• Develop documentation for FPGA operation and interfacing with other SW and FPGA systems.
• Participate in test campaigns, ranging from module-level to automated testing at the unit and system level.

Skills

FPGA firmware development

VHDL

FPGA design fundamentals

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering or related

Tools

Xilinx

Microchip tools

Verification frameworks (UVM, VUnit)

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer II to join our Space Systems FPGA team. You’ll develop and verify FPGA firmware for spacecraft avionics, work across disciplines, and participate in on-orbit testing, with opportunities to influence mission-critical hardware.

The role requires a bachelor’s in electrical/computer engineering, 8+ years FPGA experience, VHDL proficiency, and U.S. citizenship.