FPGA Engineer – SDR Development

## FPGA Engineer – SDR Development Apply:
La Mirada, CA:
Full time:
Posted 4 Days Ago:
JR100025
** DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
** As an
** FPGA Engineer
** you will develop next-generation SDR communication payloads for future scientific missions, including deep-space, lunar, and Mars communication systems. Your FPGA designs will directly enable high-throughput waveform processing, multi-channel SDR operations, and real-time RF performance in the harsh radiation and thermal environment of space.  In this role in our California team, you will report to the Principal Embedded Systems Engineer**.
** You will work closely with system, RF, hardware, and software engineers in a multidisciplinary environment to implement, integrate, and verify high-performance FPGA designs that support signal processing, data handling, and hardware interfaces for space SDR and telecom systems.

Specific duties include (but are not limited to):
* Develop, implement, and maintain FPGA designs using Verilog, System Verilog, or VHDL for space SDR and telecom systems
* Design and integrate digital signal processing (DSP) functions such as filtering, modulation/demodulation, channelization, and rate conversion
* Implement high-speed digital interfaces (e.g., JESD
204, LVDS, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, Space Wire, or similar) and ensure reliable data transfer between FPGA and peripheral devices
* Perform simulation, verification, and documentation of FPGA designs using tools such as Questa Sim, and Vivado Simulator (including testbench development and verification plans and artifacts)
* Support synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, constraint development, and static timing analysis
* Integrate FPGA designs with embedded processors, firmware, and software; collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to deliver end-to-end system functionality
* Support hardware bring-up, lab validation, debugging, and system-level testing (including RF performance and environmental qualification)
* Analyze and optimize FPGA resource utilization, latency, throughput, and power consumption to meet system requirements
* Operate laboratory instrumentation (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers) to support validation and debugging activities
* Develop and maintain design documentation, including requirements traceability matrices, interface control documents, and verification artifacts
* Prepare and present FPGA design details at engineering design reviews (e.g., PDR, CDR)
* Execute assigned tasks independently while coordinating priorities with technical leadership and project schedules
* Support next-generation processor selections and FPGA architecture updates  
** GENERAL REQUIREMENTS*
* * Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields
* At least 5+ years of experience in FPGA design and development in a professional or research environment
* U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency is required
* Excellent written and oral communication in English  
** REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS*
* * Team player and a “Do what it takes” attitude
* Proficiency in Verilog, System Verilog, or VHDL and experience with FPGA tool chains (e.g., Xilinx Vivado) including synthesis, implementation, and timing closure
* Experience with high-speed digital interfaces (e.g., JESD
204, LVDS, Ethernet, Space Wire, or similar)
* Experience designing and implementing digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms in FPGA or fixed-point implementations
* Understanding of fixed-point arithmetic and numerical effects in FPGA implementations
* Experience with FPGA verification and validation, including simulation, testbench development, and lab bring-up/debug
* Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, including clock domain…