RF Systems FPGA Engineer II Lunar Permanance

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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!

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit which develops Blue Origins Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origins mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

Blue Origins Lunar RF Systems group is seeking an FPGA Design Engineer to support our Radio and Radar teams in developing flight communications and sensing hardware for lunar vehicles.

Our radios deliver command telemetry and data links between the surface orbit and Earth and our radars enable precision descent and landing on the lunar surface. FPGAs and advanced system-on-chip devices are used to configure and control RF hardware perform signal preprocessing manage communications interfaces and monitor system health.

In this role you will own digital design from algorithm concept through flight translating DSP and RF system requirements into synthesizable RTL running on FPGAs and system-on-chip devices. You will model and simulate waveforms and detection algorithms in MATLAB/Simulink trade fixed-point architectures against fabric memory and I/O budgets implement and verify the resulting logic and then bring it up on real hardware alongside RF antenna DSP and embedded software engineers.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists technicians and engineers you will support the design build and operation of communications and sensing systems that enable a sustained human presence on the Moon.

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

• Design and simulation of end-to-end systems to meet required performance specifications such as range and signal-to-noise ratio.
• Design and validate signal processing algorithm for applications of detection tracking RF calibration parameter estimation.
• Support Matlab/Simulink Code generation for signal processing and filtering
• Analysis of algorithmic computational complexity and hardware resource needs (FPGA fabric memory/IO bandwidth etc.)
• Optimize FPGA-based DSP architecture to maximize Signal-to-Noise/Clutter Ratio improve Receiver Sensitivity and mitigate RF nonlinearity calibration
• Work with hardware engineers to drive device selection: FPGA ADC/DAC DDR3/4 NOR flash etc.
• Support HW bring-up and work alongside hardware engineers to support design verification
• RTL logic implementation and FPGA prototyping
• Perform hardware-in-the-loop bench-level and integrated RF testing.
• Participate in requirements design test-readiness qualification and acceptance reviews.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer engineering computer science electrical engineering aerospace engineering or a related technical field.
• 3 years of relevant experience in FPGA design and/or DSP
• Experience in developing and implementing DSP algorithm on FPGA and/or embedded processor
• Experience in simulating an end-to-end system to meet required performance specifications such as link budgets
• Proficient with Matlab/Simulink or equivalent modeling environment
• Experience in designing choosing and optimizing DSP algorithms for radar or other relevant sensors
• Proficient with IEEE 802.3 XAUI PCIe JESD204B/C I2C SPI interfaces
• 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 Microchip Libero Synopsys Synplify Pro Intel Quartus
• Proficient with ModelSim/QuestaSim or equivalent simulators.
• Experience in writing test benches utilizing techniques such as UVM/OVM SV Assertion and/or functional/code coverage analysis.
• Hands-on experience with testing and laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes logic or protocol analyzers power supplies multimeters and signal generators.
• Experience with Git or another modern version-control system and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong technical communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possessing a Master of Science in electrical/computer engineering digital signal processing mathematics or a related technical field.
• Experience in FMCW or CW Radar/LiDAR signal processing
• Proficient with scripting languages like Perl Python or Tcl
• Experience with RF sensors.
• Experience with space applications and radiation environment.
• Experience with RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers vector signal generators/analyzers power meters and attenuators.
• Experience applying formal hardware assurance and configuration-management practices including DO-254 or comparable aerospace standards.

Base Pay Range for:

CO applicants is $98208.00 - $137491.20 WA applicants is $107136.00 - $149990.40

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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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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