Space-Grade Digital Hardware Engineer (FPGA/SoC)

Star Catcher; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Star Catcher Industries, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL, seeks an Electrical Engineer - Digital Hardware to support space-to-space power-beaming hardware and the Star Catcher Network.

Responsibilities include digital hardware design, high-speed CCAs, FPGA/SoC integration, memory interfaces, and board bring-up with lab testing. Requires a BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering and 5+ years in relevant work; on‑site role with a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in digital hardware design, FPGA-based systems, or high-speed digital PCB design.
• Experience designing with processors, microcontrollers, FPGA/CPLD, and memory devices (DDRx, SRAM, ROM, Flash).
• Familiarity with FPGA/SoC platforms and associated design toolchains.
• Working knowledge of SI/PI simulation and timing analysis tools (e.g., HyperLynx, Ansys, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Execute digital hardware and high-speed PCB designs following the CCA design lifecycle: requirements generation, preliminary design, peer reviews, detailed design, test plan generation, and integration and test.
• Design mixed-signal circuit card assemblies (CCAs) incorporating processors, microcontrollers, FPGA/CPLD, and volatile/non-volatile memory (DDRx, SRAM, ROM, Flash).
• Support FPGA/SoC board layout, backplane interface implementation, and compute module integration, including high-speed memory interfaces (DDRx) and board technologies such as HDI and back-drilled vias.
• Utilize schematic capture, constraint-driven layout, simulation, and timing analysis tools to generate and verify circuit card designs.
• Support timing analysis, SI/PI simulation, and worst-case circuit analysis (WCA) for digital hardware designs, including thermal, EMI/EMC, and component derating considerations.
• Support board bring-up, debug, and signal/power integrity verification alongside embedded software engineers, using lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, DC power supplies) to troubleshoot at the component and board level.
• Assist with component selection and qualification for digital hardware, including evaluating component tolerances for design margin.
• Work independently to generate digital CCA design solutions.

Skills

Digital hardware design

FPGA/SoC design

High-speed PCB design

Memory interfaces (DDRx, SRAM, ROM, &/

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Star Catcher Industries, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL, seeks an Electrical Engineer - Digital Hardware to support space-to-space power-beaming hardware and the Star Catcher Network.

Responsibilities include digital hardware design, high-speed CCAs, FPGA/SoC integration, memory interfaces, and board bring-up with lab testing. Requires a BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering and 5+ years in relevant work; on‑site role with a strong benefits package.