Senior FPGA Verification Engineer — Space Systems

CesiumAstro; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company stock options

Health

Dental

Vision

HSA

FSA

Life

Disability

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro, a leader in space-grade communication systems, is seeking a Staff FPGA Engineer to lead verification of FPGA hardware for satellites and aerospace platforms. You will drive verification methodologies, tackle complex challenges, and contribute to product reliability and mission success.

This full-time role offers hands-on, autonomous work in a startup-like environment with opportunities to influence design quality, maintainability, and long-term performance.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in EE or CE from an accredited university.
• 8 years of FPGA design, HDL development and verification experience.
• Proficiency with FPGA verification environments and UVM.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex FPGA verification, debugging, and qualification activities.
• Evaluate simulation results and drive improvements for reliability.
• Validate FPGA designs through verification planning, testing, failure analysis, and root cause investigations.
• Develop verification plans and verification review packages.
• Support customer meetings, design reviews, and hardware integration with FPGA guidance.
• Evaluate verification methods and requirements to identify improvements.
• Drive initiatives to improve FPGA performance, engineering efficiency, product reliability, and maintainability.

Skills

HDL development

FPGA design

Verification planning

UVM framework

Digital logic

Embedded systems

Strong communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

MS in related field

Tools

Vivado

Quartus Prime

ModelSim/QuestaSim

MATLAB

Git

Jira

Windchill

Job description

CesiumAstro, a leader in space-grade communication systems, is seeking a Staff FPGA Engineer to lead verification of FPGA hardware for satellites and aerospace platforms. You will drive verification methodologies, tackle complex challenges, and contribute to product reliability and mission success.

This full-time role offers hands-on, autonomous work in a startup-like environment with opportunities to influence design quality, maintainability, and long-term performance.