SpaceX · 4 months ago
Sr. FPGA Engineer (Starshield)
Hawthorne, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expSpaceX is a company focused on developing technologies to enable human life on Mars, leveraging its launch capabilities and Starlink technology for national security efforts. The Sr. FPGA Engineer will design, develop, and test FPGAs for safety-critical logic and communication systems supporting SpaceX's satellite constellation, collaborating with other engineers to meet mission needs.
AerospaceManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Own the conceptual, architectural, and design components of digital, signal processing, and communication systems supporting various SpaceX satellite spacecraft
Implement logic designs and signals processing algorithms in RTL
Integrate designs onto FPGA/SoC platforms
Bring up and validate devices that communicate to and fly in space
Work in close collaboration with RF/antenna, software, and other DSP engineers to design and validate software-defined radio systems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, math or other engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional software development experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree
2+ years experience developing for FPGA platforms
2+ years experience using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL
Note that an active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing
Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Preferred
Experience working with complex digital designs
Experience in different stages of FPGA development: RTL design, verification, synthesis, timing analysis, lab bring up/validation
Experience integrating logic onto SoC platforms and designing high-throughput PS/PL interfaces
Experience developing firmware for Xilinx FPGA platforms using the Xilinx toolchain
Experience interfacing with high-rate conversion interfaces (Xilinx RFSoC, AD9361)
Experience with common electronic components and comfortable reading circuit design schematics and contributing to hardware design discussions
Experience developing software for embedded systems in C or C++, or significant experience in another software language
Knowledge of DSP concepts including but not limited to spread spectrum, forward error correction, channel estimation, front end theory, impairment recovery, modulation schemes
Understanding of signal transformations and processing such as FFT, correlation, FIR filter, and IIR filter
Excellent leadership, communication and teamwork skills
Benefits
Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
Potential discretionary bonuses
The ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
Short and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid parental leave
Various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy
Company
SpaceX
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.
1001-5000 employees
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