SpaceX · 1 day ago
FPGA Engineer (Starshield)
Hawthorne, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$140K/yr - $170K/yr
2+ years expSpaceX is a company focused on developing technologies for human life on Mars. They are seeking an FPGA Engineer to design, develop, and test FPGAs for safety critical logic, sensors, and communications systems for their satellite constellation.
AerospaceManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Deliver highly reliable firmware for SpaceX-designed hardware
Work with engineers across the department to develop new products, from prototype through production and flight
Take ownership of your firmware products, including verification testing and writing documentation
Follow the SpaceX flight software development process and write great firmware for spaceflight
Work in close collaboration with avionics, software, and platform engineers to design and validate FPGA designs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, math or other engineering discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree
Experience using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL
This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment
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 developing firmware for Xilinx SoC FPGA platforms and designing high-throughput PS/PL interfaces
Experience with high speed serial links, including GbE, PCI-E or similar
Experience with networking protocols and packet processing (Ethernet 802.3, IPV4/IPV4, UDP, TCP)
Experience implementing DSP algorithms on FPGAs, including fixed point analysis and verification
Experience developing software for embedded systems in C or C++, or significant experience in another software language
Scripting skills (bash, Perl, Python)
Familiar with common electronic components and comfortable reading circuit design schematics and contributing to hardware design discussions
Excellent leadership, communication and teamwork skills
Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance
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
Access to a 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 which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law
Company
SpaceX
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.78BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Elon Musk
Founder, CEO & CTO
Bret Johnsen
CFO
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