Space-Grade FPGA Engineer: RTL, SoC & Embedded Firmware

InvestedintheMission

Albuquerque (NM)

On-site

USD 89,000 - 135,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision
401K with company matching
9/80 work schedule
Paid holidays

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking skilled and adaptable FPGA engineers to join a multidisciplinary Space Tech team. The role focuses on RTL/firmware development for SoC/FPGA platforms and high-reliability aerospace environments.

You will design, implement, and validate firmware for space electronics, work with SpaceWire, MIL-STD, and various peripherals, and contribute to hardware/software co-design while ensuring ITAR/EAR compliance.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in EE/CS required.
  • 2 years HDL design experience required.
  • Ability to obtain a US security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain RTL/Firmware for general-purpose and mission-specific platforms.
  • Implement firmware for peripheral interfaces and space-grade devices.
  • Deploy firmware to firmware to hardware and validate in aerospace environments.
  • Ensure compliance with NASA/ESA/MIL standards.

Skills

VHDL/Verilog
RTL design
C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Vivado/ISE
Libero

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking skilled and adaptable FPGA engineers to join a multidisciplinary Space Tech team. The role focuses on RTL/firmware development for SoC/FPGA platforms and high-reliability aerospace environments.

You will design, implement, and validate firmware for space electronics, work with SpaceWire, MIL-STD, and various peripherals, and contribute to hardware/software co-design while ensuring ITAR/EAR compliance.

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