Space FPGA Designer - High-Speed Data & Communications

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an FPGA Designer to own and implement FPGA features for space-grade data processing and communications. You will translate requirements into RTL, develop testbenches, and verify timing closure while collaborating with systems, RF, avionics, and hardware teams.

You will contribute to design-for-test, DFT, and space-grade reliability features, and participate in design reviews to ensure robust delivery from requirements through hardware bring-up and test.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years FPGA design or verification experience.
• Proficiency in VHDL or Verilog/SystemVerilog for RTL design and simulation.
• Experience with FPGA toolchains for synthesis, place-and-route, timing and debug.
• Experience with UVM for FPGA verification.
• Strong written and verbal communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own FPGA features through requirements analysis, design, RTL development and timing closure.
• Translate requirements into module architectures and verification objectives.
• Develop RTL in VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog and integrate IP cores.
• Develop verification environments and automated regressions.
• Collaborate with systems, RF, avionics, hardware, and software engineers to validate end-to-end performance.
• Lead bring-up, root-cause analysis, and reviews; propose corrective actions.

Skills

FPGA design

RTL development

SystemVerilog

UVM verification

Timing analysis

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

FPGA toolchain

Logic analyzers / oscilloscopes

UVM-based verification

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an FPGA Designer to own and implement FPGA features for space-grade data processing and communications. You will translate requirements into RTL, develop testbenches, and verify timing closure while collaborating with systems, RF, avionics, and hardware teams.

You will contribute to design-for-test, DFT, and space-grade reliability features, and participate in design reviews to ensure robust delivery from requirements through hardware bring-up and test.