True Anomaly
Senior Electrical Engineer, FPGA Development
2mo ago
USASeniorfpga
Lead architecture, implementation, and verification of complex FPGA-based systems for spacecraft.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and implementation of complex FPGA systems with multiple clock domains, high-speed interfaces, and stringent reliability requirements
- Own end-to-end FPGA development: requirements capture, functional block definition, HDL coding, simulation, synthesis, timing closure, and hardware integration
- Lead multi-board digital backplane and payload data bus design, driving compliance, margin validation, and derating analysis
- Define and manage verification and validation plans for full digital subsystems, integrating FPGA verification activities with system-level test
- Define FPGA-to-CPU/SoC interface architectures and collaborate with embedded software teams on protocol design and integration
- Develop and integrate COTS and custom IP cores into complete, production-ready solutions
- Implement radiation mitigation strategies including TMR, ECC, and scrubbing for space applications
- Lead cross-team delivery of FPGA development milestones, managing dependencies and setting clear checkpoints
- Mentor peers and junior engineers, elevating design quality and development practices across the team
- Develop and maintain design documentation, ICDs, verification plans, and test reports
- Participate in all aspects of the product development lifecycle, from concept through production, integration, and launch
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of professional experience in FPGA design and development
- Deep expertise in VHDL and/or Verilog and FPGA synthesis flows
- Experience with Microsemi/Microchip, Xilinx/AMD, or Intel/Altera FPGA families and associated toolsets
- Experience with simulation and verification tools such as ModelSim, QuestaSim, or similar
- Experience designing and implementing high-speed Ethernet interfaces in FPGA fabric, including MAC/PHY integration, UDP/TCP offload, and high-throughput data path design
- Experience with Layer 2 Ethernet switch development, including frame forwarding, VLAN handling, and port arbitration
- Experience with other high-speed serial interfaces (PCIe) and common bus protocols (SPI, I2C, UART)
- Experience with radiation mitigation techniques for space-grade digital logic
- Experience reading and interpreting electrical schematics and collaborating with hardware design teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain or obtain TS// SCI clearance
- Work Location — this role will be onsite at our Long Beach, CA location, with travel to other sites as needed.
- Work environment —the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
- Physical demands —the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.
- This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below. #LI-Onsite
- 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.
- True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us.
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Nice to have
- Experience with spacecraft FPGA development and space-qualified or radiation-hardened device families (PolarFire, ProASIC3, SmartFusion2, etc.)
- Experience defining and executing FPGA-to-CPU/SoC interface architectures in collaboration with embedded software teams
- Familiarity with SpaceWire and other spacecraft-specific data bus standards
- Familiarity with signal integrity analysis and high-speed digital design practices
- Exposure to software development in C, C++, or Python for firmware integration and test scripting
- Knowledge of schematic capture tools (Altium Designer preferred)
- Experience working in a fast-paced, startup environment or a similarly dynamic setting
Conditions
- Base Salary: $150,000-$220,000
- Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave
- Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.
Other
- Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.
- OUR MISSION
- True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.
- OUR VALUES
- Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
- What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
- It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.
- YOUR MISSION
- True Anomaly is seeking a talented and experienced Senior FPGA Developer to lead the architecture, implementation, and verification of complex FPGA-based systems for our spacecraft. In this role, you will own your technical domain end-to-end — from requirements capture and architecture definition through simulation, integration, and on-orbit support — while managing ambiguity and driving cross-team delivery with minimal oversight. You will define FPGA-to-CPU/SoC interface architectures, lead verification planning across full digital subsystems, and bring a system-aware perspective that balances performance, cost, and risk across disciplines. As a senior contributor, you will mentor peers, raise the technical bar across the team, and introduce new approaches to compl