Space-Grade FPGA Engineer: High-Throughput DSP & RF

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Impulse Space is seeking an FPGA engineer in Redondo Beach to accelerate complex protocols into high-throughput FPGA blocks and bridge FPGA acceleration with high-level applications. You will collaborate with RF software engineers to build libraries that power ground systems processing millions of mission packets per second.

The role requires designing satellite modem layers, analyzing timing/resources, and delivering end-to-end test harnesses with CI/CD integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, math or other engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of professional FPGA development experience.
• Experience using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL.
• Experience developing for Xilinx FPGA/SOC products.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement all layers of satellite communication modems from DSP blocks to network protocols.
• Analyze timing and resource requirements for existing and next generation RF products.
• Create end-to-end test harnesses with integrations into CI/CD pipelines.
• Work closely with RF software engineers as you design high performance libraries to bridge the gap between FPGA and SOC.

Skills

Verilog

SystemVerilog

VHDL

Xilinx FPGA/SOC

C/C++

Embedded systems

DSP fundamentals

Vivado

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE or related engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Petalinux

Job description

Impulse Space is seeking an FPGA engineer in Redondo Beach to accelerate complex protocols into high-throughput FPGA blocks and bridge FPGA acceleration with high-level applications. You will collaborate with RF software engineers to build libraries that power ground systems processing millions of mission packets per second.

The role requires designing satellite modem layers, analyzing timing/resources, and delivering end-to-end test harnesses with CI/CD integration.