CesiumAstro
Principal FPGA Engineer
$218K–$226K
Westminster, CO · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years.
- Education
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee (protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Leads FPGA architecture, design, integration, verification, and deployment for complex aerospace and space products, while advising teams and customers and mentoring engineers.
What you'll do
- Develop advanced FPGA architectures, RTL designs, interfaces, and digital hardware concepts; improve design and verification practices.
- Direct complex FPGA integration, bring-up, verification, debugging, qualification, and validation; assess performance, timing, risks, and system interactions.
- Advise engineering leadership, customers, and program teams; lead technical reviews and mentor FPGA engineers.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited institution.
- 15+ years designing, analyzing, and implementing FPGA systems at the HDL level.
- Expert-level FPGA design and verification knowledge, Linux-based CI/CD automation, and AMD Versal toolchains and methodologies.
- Strong foundational DSP and UVM(f)-based verification knowledge; expertise in FPGA optimization tradeoffs.
Pay
USD 218,000–226,000 per-year salary (base salary)
Tools
HDL, HLS, Linux, AMD Versal, Vivado, Vitis, AIE, UVM(f)
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