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Salary: USD 165,000 - 218,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The Space Imaging team develops state-of-the-art spaceborne electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems, from ideation through initial production.
In this Senior Firmware Engineer role, you will work with an interdisciplinary technical team to define space EO/IR payload electrical architectures, build prototypes, perform ground testing, and mature prototypes into flight hardware products. You will lead small teams of engineers from concept through system definition and development as needed.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading FPGA architecture, standards, development, and review processes
- Designing, architecting, simulating, and integrating VHDL designs into FPGAs or Systems on Chip (SoC) for optimized performance, resource utilization, and power efficiency
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (electrical engineers, software engineers, systems engineers) to ensure seamless integration of firmware with the overall system, including processor bring-up and board support packages
- Developing robust test benches in VHDL/Verilog and utilizing lab tools such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for rigorous testing and validation against functional specifications and performance requirements
- Optimizing algorithms for hardware acceleration, including MIPS optimization and efficient use of on-chip bus protocols like AXI or AXI-Stream
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field
- 8+ years of experience developing HDL firmware for FPGA devices
- Expertise in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog for RTL (Register Transfer Level) design
- Experience with industry-standard FPGA design tools such as Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus
- Strong hardware/software debugging skills using standard lab equipment
- Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) for collaborative development
- U.S. Person status (required to access export-controlled data)
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience designing with multi-gigabit SERDES, DDR memory busses, Ethernet MAC and PHY interfaces, FPGAs, and common communication busses like SPI
- Familiarity with infrared image sensor technology
