Senior Space Imaging FPGA Firmware Engineer

Anduril Industries; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 165,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is hiring a Senior Firmware Engineer for the Space Imaging team. You will define space EO/IR payload architectures, build prototypes, conduct ground tests, and evolve concepts into flight hardware. You may lead small teams from concept to delivery.

The role focuses on FPGA/RTL design, hardware/software integration, and rigorous validation in a cutting-edge defense technology environment, with US security clearances a requirement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of HDL firmware development for FPGA devices.
• Expertise in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog for RTL design.
• Experience with FPGA design tools such as Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus.
• Strong hardware/software debugging skills with lab equipment.
• Proficiency with Git for version control.
• U.S. Person status required to access export controlled data.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA architecture, standards, development and review processes.
• Design, architect, simulate, and integrate VHDL/Verilog into FPGAs/SoCs.
• Coordinate hardware/software integration with multiple engineering disciplines.
• Develop test benches in VHDL/Verilog and use lab tools for validation.
• Optimize hardware algorithms for performance and power efficiency.

Skills

HDL firmware development

Hardware/software integration

FPGA debugging & verification

Git version control

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

VHDL

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

Job description

Anduril Industries is hiring a Senior Firmware Engineer for the Space Imaging team. You will define space EO/IR payload architectures, build prototypes, conduct ground tests, and evolve concepts into flight hardware. You may lead small teams from concept to delivery.

The role focuses on FPGA/RTL design, hardware/software integration, and rigorous validation in a cutting-edge defense technology environment, with US security clearances a requirement.