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CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff FPGA Verification Engineer to provide technical leadership for the verification of FPGA-based hardware solutions for satellites, spacecraft, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other aerospace platforms. This is a hands-on role in a dynamic startup environment focused on developing cutting-edge communication systems for space and airborne applications.
In this position, you will lead complex FPGA verification, debugging, and qualification activities supporting product development. You will evaluate simulation results and engineering risks while directing solutions that improve product performance and reliability. Key responsibilities include validating FPGA designs through verification planning, qualification testing, failure analysis, and root cause investigations; developing verification plans and review packages supporting engineering decisions; supporting customer meetings and design reviews with FPGA engineering guidance; and driving initiatives that enhance FPGA performance, engineering efficiency, product reliability, and design quality.
You will work in a cross-functional environment, contributing to product development by establishing FPGA verification methodologies, resolving complex engineering challenges, and advancing FPGA solutions that improve mission success. This role requires technical depth in FPGA verification combined with leadership capability to mentor and guide verification efforts across the organization.
Note: Due to U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited institution
- 8+ years of industry or university research experience in FPGA design, analysis, and implementation 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 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)
- Proficiency with engineering analysis, version control, and collaboration tools (e.g., MATLAB, Git, Jira, Windchill, or equivalent)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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 distributed teams
- Proficiency with git source code control
- Experience developing firmware using agile flows
