K2 Space
Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer
$120K–$225K
Seattle, WA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 11, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Seattle, Washington, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of FPGA development experience.
- Education
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 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 FPGA prototypes and firmware enablement platforms, then brings up and validates communications ASICs from pre-silicon integration through post-silicon testing.
What you'll do
- Develop FPGA prototypes, hardware platforms, and test applications for early integration and interface validation.
- Support first-silicon bring-up, debug, functional validation, and automated characterization and regression testing.
- Debug issues across RTL, firmware, software, FPGA prototypes, and silicon in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of FPGA development experience using Verilog/SystemVerilog and AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools.
- Experience with ASIC development, FPGA prototyping, firmware/software enablement, and hardware bring-up.
- Strong hardware debugging skills and proficiency with Python and scripting for automation and test infrastructure.
Nice to have
- Experience with networking, communications, or satellite systems.
- Experience with embedded processors (ARM or RISC-V), hard real-time systems, or high-speed interface validation.
Pay
USD $120,000 – $225,000 base salary
Tools
Verilog/SystemVerilog, AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools, Python, JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, Ethernet SerDes
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