Senior FPGA Engineer

Senior FPGA Engineer - Regular

AV Inc. is seeking senior-level FPGA Engineers to support multiple technology areas within the Space Tech division.

• Develop and maintain general purpose and mission specific firmware
• Develop and maintain firmware for peripheral interfaces, analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, and serial links and communication interfaces (Space Wire, SPI, Camera Link, 1 Gb+ Ethernet, MIL-1553B)
• Develop and maintain automated FPGA firmware platform build scripts
• Deploy firmware to physical devices
• Architect and develop firmware for space electronics, including FPGAs, microcontrollers, and RTOS-based systems
• Optimize embedded software for radiation-hardened and high reliability environments
• Conduct system integration, testing, and validation of firmware in simulated and real world aerospace conditions
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and electrical engineers to achieve seamless system functionality
• Support compliance with space industry standards (NASA, ESA, MIL-STD)

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science and five years experience working with FPGA firmware
• Knowledge of (serial) communication protocols and standards
• Experience with multiple clock domain digital design techniques
• Experience with in-system debuggers and logic analyzers
• Experience designing and managing FPGA physical constraints
• Experience with Tool Command Language (TCL)
• Proven, demonstrated experience taking VHDL or Verilog designs to a hardware environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

• Six years of experience using Xilinx devices (Zynq, Virtex/Kintex) and tool chains (Vivado/ISE) and/or Microchip devices (RTAX/ProASIC/RTG4) and tool chains (Libero)
• Six years of experience designing using hardware description languages (VHDL or Verilog)
• Six years of experience doing firmware development in embedded systems, preferably for aerospace or space applications
• Familiarity with the Xilinx SoC devices
• Familiarity with FPGA floor planning techniques
• Familiarity with Xilinx System generator
• Familiarity with other computing languages (C/C++, Python, Java)
• Familiarity with verification techniques including linting and constrained random testing
• Knowledge of RTOS, bare-metal firmware, and hardware-software co-design
• Experience working with hardware accelerators and space communication protocols
• Familiarity with other synthesis and simulation environments (Synopsys, Aldec)

ITAR Requirement: This position requires access to information subject to the International Traffic Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants must provide documentation to verify U.S. person status under ITAR and EAR. Compliance with 22 CFR § 120.15 is required.

Benefits: AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule, and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings, please visit

Equal Employment Opportunity: We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veteran status. Aero Vironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.