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CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior FPGA Verification Engineer to provide technical leadership for the verification of FPGA-based hardware solutions supporting satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. This is a hands-on role in a dynamic startup environment focused on developing cutting-edge communication systems for aerospace applications.
In this position, you will lead complex FPGA verification, debugging, and qualification activities that directly support product development. You will establish FPGA verification methodologies, resolve complex engineering challenges, and advance FPGA solutions that improve product performance, reliability, and mission success. Key responsibilities include:
- Lead complex FPGA verification, debugging, and qualification activities supporting product development
- Evaluate simulation results and engineering risks while directing solutions that improve product performance and reliability
- Validate FPGA designs through verification planning, qualification testing, failure analysis, root cause investigations, and engineering change implementation
- Develop verification plans and verification review packages supporting engineering decisions
- Support customer meetings, design reviews, technical discussions, hardware integration, and product development activities by providing FPGA engineering guidance
- Evaluate FPGA verification methods and technical requirements to identify improvements
- Drive initiatives that enhance FPGA performance, engineering efficiency, product reliability, design quality, and long-term maintainability
This role requires strong technical expertise in FPGA design and verification, with the ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional teams in a startup environment. You will contribute to mission-critical aerospace systems where reliability and performance are paramount.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university
- 5+ years of industry or university research experience in the design, analysis, and implementation of FPGA systems at the HDL level
- Extensive knowledge of digital logic design, FPGA architecture, hardware description languages (HDL), and digital systems
- Considerable proficiency developing FPGA verification environments for complex products
- Thorough understanding of FPGA verification methodologies, timing closure, embedded systems, and high-speed interfaces
- Working knowledge of the UVM Framework (UVMF), including developing reusable testbenches, verification components, and automated test environments
- Proficiency with FPGA development, simulation, and synthesis tools (e.g., Vivado, Quartus Prime, ModelSim, QuestaSim, or equivalent)
- Experience with engineering analysis, version control, and collaboration tools (e.g., MATLAB, Git, Jira, Windchill, or equivalent)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Experience with worst-case analysis, failure method and criticality analyses, and reliability analysis
- Familiarity with digital communications and digital signal processing
- Experience with board-level hardware design
- Demonstrated ability to work efficiently with a distributed team
- Proficiency with git source code control
- Experience developing firmware using agile flows
NOTE: Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State to comply with U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations.
