FPGA Engineer - L3

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At Blue Origin we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. Were working to develop reusable safe and lowcost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety collaboration and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

We are a diverse team of collaborators doers and problemsolvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origins vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of systems engineers hardware engineers software engineers and program leaders you will play a critical role in the development implementation verification and testing of firmware for our FPGA based designs which must operate in harsh environments under demanding conditions onboard our Avionics components in various spaceflight systems.

You will be instrumental in developing firmware requirements in coordination with systems engineering hardware engineering software engineering and subsystem owners. You will develop FPGA design and verification utilizing hardware description languages. You will be responsible for the development of tests and the associated documentation. You will participate in design reviews.

You will work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise leadership skills and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Develop firmware requirements in coordination with systems engineering hardware engineering software engineering and subsystem owners.
• Generate FPGA requirements documents
• Design write HDL code verify and document complex low level modules
• 10 travel to other Blue Origin locations for various meetings or largescale company events.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors/Masters degree in computer engineering electrical engineering computer science mathematics physics aerospace or related fields.
• 5 years of FPGA/ASIC design and verification work experience.
• Proficient in writing RTL using Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL (SystemVerilog desired).
• Strong understanding of FPGA design concepts CDC constraint definition STA and timing closure.
• Proficient with FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Vivado Intel Quartus Lattice Diamond/Radiant or Microchip Libero.
• Proficient with ModelSim/QuestaSim or equivalent simulators.
• Proficient in writing testbenches
• Debugging failures in simulation to root cause problems
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and to communicate technical information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to earn trust maintain positive and professional relationships and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired:

• 8 years of FPGA/ASIC development experience.
• Proficient in writing testbenches utilizing techniques such as UVM SV Assertion and/or functional/code coverage analysis.
• Proficient with scripting languages like Perl or Python or Tcl is a plus
• Proficient with revision control systems such as Git/SVN
• Experience with common onchip bus protocols such as AMBA (AXI AHB APB) is a plus
• Experience with IEEE 802.3 XAUI JESD204 I2C SPI interfaces
• Working knowledge of NPR 7150.2 DO254 or other safetycritical software standard.

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Inclusivity Statement

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Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical dental vision basic and supplemental life insurance paid parental leave short and longterm disability 401(k) with a company match of up to 5 and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off: Up to four 4 weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 companypaid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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