Senior FPGA Engineer

Title: Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Segment:   Voyager Space - Technology (Space Micro)

Location:  San Diego, CA

Company Description: Voyager Space is dedicated to building a better future for humanity in space and on Earth. With over 35 years of spaceflight heritage and over 2,000 successful missions, Voyager is powering the commercial space revolution. Voyager delivers exploration, technology, and defense solutions to a global customer base that includes civil and national security agencies, commercial companies, academic and research institutions, and more.

Responsibilities: 

• Designing and testing complex, high speed, FPGA (mostly Xilinx) designs implementing high-throughput algorithms. 
• Designing and testing embedded applications using the Xilinx Zynq family.
• Developing architectures compatible with embedded Linux environments.
• Designing and supporting top-level system simulations. 
• Translating system requirements into FPGA architectures. 
• Implementing and documenting FPGA designs using HDL (VHDL, System Verilog,  etc.). 
• Supporting systems integration and Test Engineering to produce functional designs. 
• Implementing and contributing to the architecture of current and next generation SDRs, multi-megapixel camera systems, interfacing with the Camera Link and SpaceWire standards.
• Designing systems capable of handling Imager data and Image processing (Embedded Camera Development). 
• Creating test plans to assure integrated performance meets specification.

Requirements:

• Minimum BSEE.
• 5+ years of experience with firmware design, integration, & test (preferably with the Xilinx family)
• Capable of multi-tasking; working on multiple projects & supporting production activities
• Strong technical background; capable of coming up-to-speed quickly on new technologies.
• Good communication, with the ability to work both individually and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong documentation skills
• Great problem solving skills a must.

Salary Range: 

Voyager Space - Technology (Space Micro) offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you’re not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Voyager Space - Technology (Space Micro) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.