Senior FPGA Modem Architect & Verification Lead

Blue Origin; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off & holidays

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior FPGA Design and Verification Engineer to develop the digital signal processing and physical layer for the Terawave modem. You will architect, design, implement, and verify FPGA-based modem and physical layer solutions for spacecraft and ground systems.

Work across architecture, algorithm mapping, implementation, verification, and hardware bring-up, collaborating with systems, DSP/communications, RF, and avionics teams in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of FPGA design and verification experience.
• Strong proficiency in RTL design using VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Experience implementing DSP or communications/modem functions in FPGAs.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design FPGA implementations of modem and physical layer functions on a SoC FPGA platform.
• Translate communications system and DSP algorithm requirements into RTL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog).
• Develop and execute verification strategies, including self-checking testbenches, constrained-random verification, and coverage-driven methodologies (e.g., UVM).
• Perform timing closure, resource optimization, and design implementation for high-performance FPGA/SoC platforms.
• Support integration and hardware bring-up, including lab testing, debugging, and validation against system requirements.
• Collaborate with DSP/communications engineers to co-design and optimize physical layer algorithms for fixed-point FPGA implementation.
• Contribute to design reviews, documentation, and design-for-test/reliability practices for aerospace-grade development.
• Support radiation-tolerant and high-reliability design considerations for space-based applications.

Skills

RTL design

VHDL/Verilog

DSP in FPGA

FPGA toolchains

Verification (UVM)

Timing closure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

ModelSim

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior FPGA Design and Verification Engineer to develop the digital signal processing and physical layer for the Terawave modem. You will architect, design, implement, and verify FPGA-based modem and physical layer solutions for spacecraft and ground systems.

Work across architecture, algorithm mapping, implementation, verification, and hardware bring-up, collaborating with systems, DSP/communications, RF, and avionics teams in a fast-paced aerospace environment.