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Blue Origin · 1 month ago

Senior Digital Modem Architect

Longmont, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$152K/yr - $213K/yr

10+ years exp

Blue Origin is focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Senior Digital Modem Architect to lead the comprehensive development of digital modems for RF or optical communication systems, innovating new capabilities and ensuring project objectives are met through collaboration with cross-functional teams.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and implement high speed digital designs for new communication systems

Apply research and development skills to architect real-world products and capabilities from ideas and/or early prototypes

Conduct trade studies on current and future release modem related hardware components including but not limited to mixed signal products, SoCs, FPGAs, ADCs, DACs, and high speed electrical and electro-optical transceivers and PHYs

Recommend digital architectures that optimize designs for performance and cost while balancing design for test and manufacturing

Support prototype unit build and test phases

Maintain detailed documentation of designs, test procedures, and results

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives and address technical challenges

Qualification

Digital Modem ArchitectureHDL (VHDL/Verilog)FPGA DesignDigital Signal ProcessingMixed Signal Circuit DesignProduct Schedule ManagementSystem VerilogRTL SimulationSignal Integrity AnalysisPCB Layout Review

Required

Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering roles involving complex electronic systems

Able to work with minimal direction as well collaboratively with cross functional team members

Must be proficient in HDL (VHDL and/or Verilog)

Familiarity with designing and coding for re-use, maintainability and scalability

Strong understanding of FPGA physical constraints and timing closure

Experience designing high-speed digital and mixed signal circuits, including analysis, simulation, test, problem-solving and part selection

In-depth knowledge of digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms and communication theory (e.g., filter design, clock recovery, signal detection, channel estimation, and equalization)

Experience in product schedule, cost, and delivery management

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Preferred

15 years of experience in engineering roles supporting complex electronic systems in the aerospace or high-end commercial markets

Experience in HVL (System Verilog) for design and verification

Ability to design implementations with migration path from vendor specific FPGAs to ASICs

Experience with RTL, gate-level simulations, and related debugging

Knowledge of a full EDA vendor DFT tool suite like Siements Tessent or similar

Knowledge of STA tools like Synopsys Primetime or Cadence Tempus

Experience standing up automated build and test systems for FPGA development workflows

Experience with AMD/Xilinx Versal family of devices

Knowledge of signal-integrity, power, grounding and general board layout principles

Ability to review PCB layout and provide guidance for and analysis of signal integrity for high-speed signals such as multi-gigabit SERDES interfaces

Current Top Secret or TS/SCI Security clearance

Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field

Benefits

Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.