Senior FPGA System Architect - Radio Astronomy DSP

AUI; Charlottesville, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13 holidays and 24 vacation days

Medical, dental and vision plans

Retirement benefit 10% of base pay

Job summary

AUI's National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Charlottesville, VA seeks an experienced FPGA System Architect to lead the design and deployment of next-generation FPGA-based DSP systems for a radio telescope synthesis array. You will own system architecture, perform RTL development oversight, and drive cross-team collaboration across embedded software and data transport interfaces.

The role requires eight years of FPGA DSP experience, strong leadership, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Eight years of experience developing complex FPGA-based DSP systems.
• Experience leading the architecture, development, integration, and deployment of FPGA-based systems.
• Experience with timing and synchronization concepts for high-throughput FPGA systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, integration, and deployment of the antenna-side FPGA-based DSP system.
• Define subsystem decomposition, interfaces, and data flows across FPGA elements, embedded software, timing, and data transport.
• Lead subsystem design reviews and contribute to system-level design reviews.
• Document system architectures, interfaces, design decisions, and verification approaches.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Leadership

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

AUI's National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Charlottesville, VA seeks an experienced FPGA System Architect to lead the design and deployment of next-generation FPGA-based DSP systems for a radio telescope synthesis array. You will own system architecture, perform RTL development oversight, and drive cross-team collaboration across embedded software and data transport interfaces.

The role requires eight years of FPGA DSP experience, strong leadership, and excellent communication.