Senior FPGA Firmware Engineer – Space/Aerospace

The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care and wellness plans

Paid holidays

401(k) plan with company contributions

Relocation assistance

Education assistance programs

Professional growth and development

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Senior FPGA Firmware Design Engineer to design and develop FPGA firmware for Microchip and AMD Xilinx FPGAs using VHDL for space, ground, and airborne systems.

You will collaborate with systems, hardware, and software teams, perform simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, and verification, and contribute to the full development lifecycle while supporting rapid prototyping for government and commercial aerospace customers. A security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM.
• 2+ years of FPGA firmware design experience with VHDL.
• Experience with space-grade or radiation-hardened FPGA designs and SEU mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop FPGA firmware for Microchip and AMD Xilinx FPGAs using VHDL for space, ground, and airborne systems.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware engineers, and software developers to integrate FPGA designs into larger system architectures.
• Perform simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, and verification of FPGA designs to ensure functionality and performance requirements are met.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle from requirements definition through testing and deployment.
• Support rapid prototyping initiatives by delivering high-quality digital hardware solutions for government and commercial aerospace customers.

Skills

VHDL

FPGA firmware design

Hardware verification

Space-grade designs

Radiation-hardened FPGA

High-speed interfaces

Timing analysis

Synthesis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering / Computer Science

Master's or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Microchip FPGA tools

AMD Xilinx FPGA development tools

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Senior FPGA Firmware Design Engineer to design and develop FPGA firmware for Microchip and AMD Xilinx FPGAs using VHDL for space, ground, and airborne systems.

You will collaborate with systems, hardware, and software teams, perform simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, and verification, and contribute to the full development lifecycle while supporting rapid prototyping for government and commercial aerospace customers. A security clearance is required.