FPGA Digital Design Engineer 

Location: Remote
 

Responsibilities:

• • Develop custom IP for new features of the SDR and digital payload

  • Iterate on current DSP and interface designs to improve reliability

  • Work with IP core vendors to integrate new functionality into the SDR

  • Work with lead engineers in developing the communications and network architecture of our future satellite constellation

  • Participate in conceptual design studies of new spacecraft

Requirements:

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent

  • 5+ yr. working experience with FPGA/RTL design

  • Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL

  • Xilinx FPGA(s). Specifically, Zynq and UltraScale

  • Solid understanding of timing principles, including clock domain crossing and timing closure

  • Strong scripting skills (e.g Python, Tcl, csh/bash, etc.)

  • Experience with FPGA tools (e.g Vivado, Quartus), HDL Simulation Tools (ModelSim)

Bonus Points:

• • Masters of Science in Computer/Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

  • Experience in coherent digital demodulation of waveforms such as BPSK, QPSK, QAM

  • Experience with memory mapped interfaces such as AXI, Wishbone, Avalon

  • Experience with high-speed transceivers for protocols such as JESD204B, PCIe, SATA

  • Experience designing printed circuit boards

  • Knowledge of radio-frequency electronics design