K2 Space
Senior FPGA Engineer (TS/SCI)
$120K–$225K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 10, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 3+ years working with complex FPGA designs; alternatively, 3+ years of professional software development experience may satisfy the degree requirement.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline, or equivalent via 3+ years of professional software development experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Develops and verifies mission-critical FPGA firmware and programmable logic for spacecraft systems, including vehicle networking, RF, and real-time subsystem control.
What you'll do
- Architect and implement spacecraft programmable logic systems in VHDL and SystemVerilog.
- Verify FPGA designs through simulation, bench testing, and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds.
- Support FPGA integration, testing, troubleshooting, and development of tools and infrastructure.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline, or 3+ years of professional experience in software development.
- 3+ years working with complex FPGA designs spanning digital, mixed signal, or RF applications.
- Development experience with VHDL or SystemVerilog.
Nice to have
- Experience with Xilinx SoC platforms, DSP, software-defined radios, or high-speed SERDES interfaces.
- Experience with AXI protocols, vendor IP, scripting, Linux systems, CI/CD, real-time embedded systems, or software verification and performance analysis.
Pay
USD $120,000 – $225,000 base salary
Tools
VHDL, SystemVerilog, Xilinx SoC, Python, TCL, Bash, Linux, AXI
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