Senior FPGA & Silicon Bring-Up Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary range with equity

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Senior FPGA & Silicon Bring-up Engineer to accelerate next‑gen ASIC development. You will own FPGA prototyping, firmware enablement, first-silicon bring-up, and hardware validation across the silicon lifecycle.

You will bridge ASIC design, firmware, software, and system integration, working with cross‑functional teams to enable early hardware/software integration and robust validation environments.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of FPGA development experience using Verilog/SystemVerilog and AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools.
• Strong understanding of ASIC development and digital system architecture.
• Experience with FPGA prototyping for ASIC development.
• Experience with firmware/software enablement and hardware bring‑up.
• Strong hardware debugging skills using JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
• Proficiency with Python and scripting for automation and test infrastructure.

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

Firmware development

Python

Education

Electrical/Computer Engineering degree

Tools

AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools

JTAG

Job description

K2 Space Corporation in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Senior FPGA & Silicon Bring-up Engineer to accelerate next‑gen ASIC development. You will own FPGA prototyping, firmware enablement, first-silicon bring-up, and hardware validation across the silicon lifecycle.

You will bridge ASIC design, firmware, software, and system integration, working with cross‑functional teams to enable early hardware/software integration and robust validation environments.