Shield AI
FPGA Design Engineer (R5347)
$120K–$200K
Seattle, Washington · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 28, 2026
- Education
- B.S., M.S, PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline, such as Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
About the job
Designs, implements, verifies, and debugs FPGA-based communication and timing solutions for UAV avionics systems.
What you'll do
- Develop FPGA communication modules and timing synchronization solutions for UAV platforms.
- Perform FPGA synthesis, implementation, timing closure, bitstream generation, testing, debugging, and optimization.
- Integrate FPGA designs with system architecture and collaborate with cross-functional teams during board bring-up and validation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a STEM discipline.
- Experience designing, implementing, and verifying FPGAs using VHDL or SystemVerilog.
- Ability to build reliable, high-performance digital communication systems.
- Understanding of timing closure, clock domain crossing, and system-level integration.
Nice to have
- Experience with the Xilinx FPGA ecosystem, including Vivado.
- Experience with Ethernet/network stacks, flight computers, safety-critical systems, AXI interfaces, TCL scripting, or CI/CD for FPGA development.
Pay
USD 120,000–200,000 per-year salary (base salary)
Tools
FPGA, VHDL, SystemVerilog, AMD/Xilinx, Vivado, Git, AXI4, TCL
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