FPGA Electrical Engineer III

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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 low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety collaboration and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

Honeybee Robotics Exploration Systems division is seeking an Electrical Engineer specializing in Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). In this role you will be interfacing with inter-disciplinary project teams to develop custom avionics systems and motor controllers for robotic missions to the Moon Mars Titan and elsewhere around the solar system. You will be responsible for flight avionics development rovers deployable structures and geotechnical science instruments used in planetary exploration and space this role youll interface with electrical design mechanical test systems integration software and control engineering disciplines throughout the entire product lifecycle from conception to flight ready hardware.

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!

Special Mentions:

• This is an onsite role at our Altadena CA office
• Relocation assistance is provided

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a flight FPGA design owner within small teams of electrical engineers throughout a project life cycle (design build test deliver). This includes close collaboration and independent work as well as some mentoring of more junior engineers
• FPGA hardware design and bare metal programming optimization bring-up and V&V
  • Design and develop digital hardware architectures forembedded robotic systems in extreme environments
  • Create and implement RTL code for critical SoC blocks and interfaces
  • Contribute to architecture optimization for performance power and cost trade-offs
  • Collaborate on design verification to ensure robust and reliable designs
  • Support prototype development for early validation
  • Document design specifications architecture decisions and implementation details
  • Participate in design reviews and technical discussions with cross-functional teams
  • Troubleshoot and debug digital design issues
  • Implement interfaces between digital hardware and firmware/software components
• Checkout of custom high-reliability PCBs for various avionics applications
• Define and execute tests at the integrated assembly level in avionics development labs environmental test labs radiation test labs and vendor test labs
• Apply technical expertise to problem solving throughout product lifecycle including design review support and verification planning and execution scheduling etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field
• 5 years of developing and testing complex hardware equipment over the entire product lifecycle
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog or Verilog for RTL implementation
• Experience with SoC integration and interface design
• Understanding of digital timing and synchronization concepts
• Knowledge of industry-standard bus protocols (AXI AHB etc.)
• Familiarity with synthesis tools and RTL-to-gates methodology
• Experience with simulation and debugging of complex digital systems
• Strong background in Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) and FPGA tool flow
• Passion for hands-on problem solving and avionics integration and test
• Ability to work independently on avionics programs with aggressive schedules
• Highly organized safety and quality conscious with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in related engineering or technical field
• 8 years of experience in developing hardware across entire product lifecycle
• Experience using Microchip Libero design tools
• Experience implementing custom FPGA-based motor controllers
• Experience developing and testing complex electronic systems combining hardware firmware and software
• Experience leading the development and testing ofembedded/motorized/powersystems
• Proficiency with scripting; programming and analysis/modeling tools: Python Linux/Windows shell scripting; assembly language C C; MATLAB / Simulink / SPICE (or similar)
• Experience using Altium to design complex printed circuit boards

Base Pay Range for:

Other site ranges may differ

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Benefits

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

• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)

• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Dependent on role type and job level employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the companys intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companys results or other factors at the companys sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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