FPGA Design Engineer Senior

The Global Edge Consultants, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Global Edge Consultants, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Job Title: FPGA Design Engineer Sr
Location: Boulder, CO / Sunnyvale, CA
Type of Role: Direct Hire (Full-Time, Onsite)
Shift: 9x80 Schedule (Every other Friday off)
Pay: $101,000 – $178,135/year
(Major metro CA/MA/NY range: $116,200 – $201,365/year)

POSITION OVERVIEW:
We are seeking an experienced FPGA Design Engineer Sr to support advanced space-based mission processing and remote sensing payload initiatives within a highly classified aerospace and defense environment. This role is responsible for developing, integrating, and testing FPGA hardware solutions supporting onboard mission processing operations for flight hardware systems. The ideal candidate has strong experience with Vivado, VHDL/Verilog development, FPGA subsystem integration, and space-based hardware processing environments supporting advanced aerospace and national security programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
• Develop FPGA-based mission processing capabilities supporting remote sensing payloads and onboard flight hardware operations
• Utilize Vivado Design Suite along with VHDL and Verilog for FPGA development and deployment activities
• Develop understanding of mission processing code written in C++ and implement hardware processing solutions
• Develop, integrate, and test processor subsystem features and interfaces within FPGA hardware environments
• Generate system requirements, FPGA code, and test bench development supporting mission-critical aerospace systems
• Collaborate closely with research scientists, software engineers, and FPGA engineering teams within the APEX organization
• Support FPGA architecture, simulation, verification, validation, integration, and testing activities
• Support deployment of processing algorithms onto advanced flight hardware systems
• Participate within Agile and highly collaborative engineering environments supporting advanced space technologies
• Support mission-critical aerospace and national security programs involving remote sensing and onboard processing capabilities
• Contribute to development of advanced FPGA and mission processing solutions supporting next-generation space systems

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI Security Clearance required
• Understanding of HDL programming languages including VHDL and Verilog
• Experience designing utilizing Vivado Design Suite
• U.S. Citizenship required

Additional Qualifications
• Proficiency utilizing MATLAB and C++
• Digital logic design experience
• Experience interfacing FPGAs with processors
• Familiarity with Vitis Model Composer and MATLAB HDL Coder
• Familiarity with Xilinx FPGA platforms and development tools
• Knowledge of FPGA concepts including clock domains, memory hierarchies, and routing
• Experience supporting FPGA/ASIC lifecycle activities including architecture, design, simulation, verification, validation, integration, and testing
• Knowledge of space-grade or space-qualified FPGA and ASIC technologies
• Experience supporting highly classified aerospace, defense, or national security programs preferred

The Global Edge Consultants, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Global Edge Consultants, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.