Space Communications FPGA Lead

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 249,000 - 349,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle is seeking a Principal FPGA Designer to join the TeraWave program, leading the development and verification of high-speed FPGA-based systems for space communications.

You will drive end-to-end design activities, mentor engineers, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver reliable, production-ready hardware for space missions, with emphasis on timing, verification, and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands-on FPGA design and verification with senior/leadership experience.
• Proficiency in VHDL, Verilog and SystemVerilog for RTL design and simulation.
• Experience with FPGA families (AMD Versal, IGLOO) and related toolchains.
• Strong timing analysis, synthesis, place-and-route, and verification expertise.
• Solid understanding of high-speed digital design, SI, and SERDES interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA designs through full development lifecycle from requirements to hardware bring-up.
• Refine design methodologies, coding standards, and verification approaches.
• Develop and maintain verification environments, testbenches, and coverage models.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define interfaces and end-to-end performance.
• Support lab bring-up, debugging, and hardware integration.
• Run design reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Evaluate devices, IP cores, and EDA tools to meet program needs.
• Provide accurate estimates, identify risks, and mitigate with plans.

Skills

VHDL/Verilog/SV

FPGA design leadership

High-speed digital design

DSP in FPGAs

AMD Versal

IGLOO

Timing closure

SR/LFS

Verifications environments

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/CompEng

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AMD Versal

IGLOO

FPGA toolchains

P&R and timing tools

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle is seeking a Principal FPGA Designer to join the TeraWave program, leading the development and verification of high-speed FPGA-based systems for space communications.

You will drive end-to-end design activities, mentor engineers, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver reliable, production-ready hardware for space missions, with emphasis on timing, verification, and risk mitigation.