FPGA Design Engineer

Long Wall
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 135,000 - 225,000 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Presentation","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Lead the design, development, and integration of FPGA-based embedded systems to support launch operations and test infrastructure. You’ll develop FPGA firmware from concept to production, including custom IP cores, high-speed interfaces, hardware/software integration, and test-stand FPGA development. Work with a small team of hardware, software, and systems engineers to deliver high-performance data acquisition and processing solutions used across every mission and flight.

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FPGA Design Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead the design, development, and integration of FPGA-based embedded systems to support launch operations and test infrastructure. You’ll develop FPGA firmware from concept to production, including custom IP cores, high-speed interfaces, hardware/software integration, and test-stand FPGA development. Work with a small team of hardware, software, and systems engineers to deliver high-performance data acquisition and processing solutions used across every mission and flight.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, implement, and verify FPGA firmware for AMD/Xilinx-based systems, including SoC and ACAP architectures.
  • •Debug and validate firmware through hardware-in-the-loop testing and system integration.
  • •Collaborate with hardware engineers on FPGA I/O requirements and board-level interfaces.
  • •Collaborate with software engineers to design CPU driver interfaces for custom IP cores, including memory-mapped registers and interrupts.
  • •Create and maintain technical documentation (design specs, timing reports, test plans) and contribute to FPGA/embedded architecture decisions and design reviews.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 135,000 - 225,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • •5+ years of hands-on FPGA development experience with AMD/Xilinx platforms.
  • •Expert knowledge of Xilinx FPGA architectures and Zynq SoC platforms.
  • •Proficiency with HDL languages (VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog) and Vivado for synthesis, implementation, and debugging.
  • •Experience building FPGA designs from concept through production and troubleshooting integration issues.
Experience:5+ yearsFPGA developmentEmbedded systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationPresentationCollaborationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:XilinxAMDZynqVivadoVitisVHDLVerilogSystemVerilogHDLGitCI/CDIP integrationTiming constraintsCustom IP coresAXIAXI-StreamPCIeEthernet MACEthernet PHYSGMII

Company Brief

Long Wall
Develops small launch vehicles and launch infrastructure for delivering payloads to orbit. The company builds the RS1 rocket and portable ground systems aimed at making satellite launch more accessible and responsive.
Industry: Space Technology
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Headquarters: El Segundo, United States
Founded: 2017
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