Senior FPGA Prototyping & Silicon Bring-Up Engineer

K2 Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a Senior FPGA & Silicon Bring-up Engineer to accelerate the development of next-generation communications ASICs. You will own FPGA prototyping, firmware enablement, first-silicon bring-up, and hardware validation, bridging ASIC design, firmware, software, and systems.

This role spans the entire silicon lifecycle from pre-silicon FPGA platforms to post-silicon debug, interface validation, and automated test infrastructure.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of FPGA development experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Experience with ASIC development and digital system architecture.
• FPGA prototyping experience for ASIC development.
• Firmware/software enablement and hardware bring-up experience.
• Strong debugging using JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
• Python proficiency for automation and testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop FPGA-based prototypes to enable early ASIC integration, firmware development, and system validation.
• Build hardware platforms that allow software and firmware teams to develop before first silicon.
• Support first-silicon bring-up, debug, and functional validation.
• Develop automated validation infrastructure for silicon characterization and regression testing.
• Configure and validate digital interfaces including high-speed Ethernet SerDes, SPI, UART, GPIO, and other peripheral interfaces.
• Develop FPGA-based traffic generators, protocol checkers, and test applications for interface validation.
• Debug issues spanning RTL, firmware, software, FPGA prototypes, and silicon using simulation and laboratory instrumentation.
• Collaborate closely with ASIC Design, Verification, Firmware, Software, Systems, and DFT teams to accelerate product development.

Skills

FPGA development

Verilog/SystemVerilog

ASIC development

Python scripting

Hardware bring-up

Debugging with JTAG

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a Senior FPGA & Silicon Bring-up Engineer to accelerate the development of next-generation communications ASICs. You will own FPGA prototyping, firmware enablement, first-silicon bring-up, and hardware validation, bridging ASIC design, firmware, software, and systems.

This role spans the entire silicon lifecycle from pre-silicon FPGA platforms to post-silicon debug, interface validation, and automated test infrastructure.