Senior FPGA Engineer

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Battlespace Awareness (BA) team develops state-of-the-art radar systems deployed to tackle the most significant security challenges of America and its allies. Working across hardware software and firmware; in both the RF and digital domains; the team delivers radar architectures that enable advanced surveillance reconnaissance and targeting in the contemporary and future battlespace. The Radar team is responsible for all aspects of radar system development; from concepts and architectures through to fielding and this role you will work closely with an interdisciplinary technical team to define radar architectures design solutions build prototypes perform testing and mature the prototypes into products.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a Senior FPGA Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa this role you will be the technical lead for FPGA development supporting our airborne radar products establishing the foundation for FPGA design processes and best practices. You will be responsible for translating algorithmic requirements into FPGA implementations leading signal processing design efforts and collaborating with our Fort Collins team to ensure seamless integration across projects. This will require expertise in FPGA design signal processing RTL development (SystemVerilog/VHDL) and Xilinx toolchains. If you are a self-directed technical leader who thrives on establishing new capabilities and can take an algorithm document and independently drive it through to hardware implementation then this role is for you.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Lead FPGA architecture design and verification efforts for airborne radar systems from concept through production
• Translate signal processing algorithms into efficient high-performance FPGA implementations on Xilinx SOC/FPGA platforms
• Establish and drive robust FPGA design processes coding standards and verification methodologies for the airborne products team
• Collaborate with the Battlespace Awareness engineering team to ensure design consistency and knowledge transfer across sites
• Design and implement digital signal processing chains for radar systems including data acquisition filtering and real-time processing
• Perform timing analysis resource optimization and debugging of complex FPGA designs
• Develop and maintain design documentation including architecture specifications design reviews and verification plans
• Mentor and guide other engineers as the team scales FPGA capabilities

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering electronics engineering computer engineering or related field.
• 12 years of professional experience in FPGA design and development
• Strong expertise in RTL design using SystemVerilog and/or VHDL
• Demonstrated experience with Xilinx FPGA devices and development tools (Vivado Quartus etc.)
• Proven experience in digital signal processing implementation on FPGAs
• Self-directed technical leadership with ability to independently drive projects from requirements to implementation
• Experience with FPGA verification methodologies and simulation tools
• Strong understanding of timing closure resource optimization and FPGA design constraints
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with radar systems or software-defined radio development
• Familiarity with high-speed interfaces (PCIe Ethernet JESD204B etc.)
• Experience with Xilinx Zynq UltraScale Altera AgileX or RFSoC platforms
• Knowledge of embedded software development for FPGA SoC platforms
• Experience with MATLAB and algorithm-to-hardware workflows
• Understanding of RF systems and digital front-end design
• Familiarity with DO-254 or similar hardware design standards for airborne systems
• Experience with version control (Git) and continuous integration workflows
• Background in aerospace or defense systems development

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

Healthcare Benefits

• US Roles:Comprehensive medical dental and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• UK & AUS Roles:We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Additional Benefits

• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members bond with a new baby or address your own medical needs.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g. IVF preservation) adoption and gestational carriers along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources:Access free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services such as legal and financial support are also available.
• Professional Development:Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits:Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance:Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan

• US Roles:Traditional 401(k) Roth and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
• UK & IE Roles:Pension plan with employer match.
• AUS Roles:Superannuation plan.

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