Senior FPGA & Silicon Bring-up Engineer

K2 Space; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role spans pre-silicon FPGA platforms to post-silicon debug, with responsibilities across RTL, software, and test infrastructure to ensure robust silicon readiness.

Qualifications

• 5+ years 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.
• Experience validating high-speed interfaces, including Ethernet SerDes, SPI, UART.

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

Python scripting

JTAG debugging

Hardware bring-up

Digital system architecture

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Protocol analyzers

Job description

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

The role spans pre-silicon FPGA platforms to post-silicon debug, with responsibilities across RTL, software, and test infrastructure to ensure robust silicon readiness.