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Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer

K2 Space· Silicon
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Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$120k - $225kPosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior FPGA & Silicon Bring-up Engineer responsible for accelerating next-generation communications ASIC development through FPGA prototyping, firmware enablement, first-silicon bring-up, and hardware validation. Serves as bridge between ASIC design, firmware, software, and system integration across pre-silicon and post-silicon lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Develop FPGA-based prototypes to enable early ASIC integration, firmware development, and system validation.
  • Build hardware platforms that allow software and firmware teams to develop before first silicon.
  • Support first-silicon bring-up, debug, and functional validation.
  • Develop automated validation infrastructure for silicon characterization and regression testing.
  • Configure and validate digital interfaces including high-speed Ethernet SerDes, SPI, UART, GPIO, and other peripheral interfaces.
  • Develop FPGA-based traffic generators, protocol checkers, and test applications for interface validation.
  • Debug issues spanning RTL, firmware, software, FPGA prototypes, and silicon using simulation and laboratory instrumentation.
  • Collaborate closely with ASIC Design, Verification, Firmware, Software, Systems, and DFT teams to accelerate product development.

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of FPGA development experience using Verilog/SystemVerilog and AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools.
  • Strong understanding of ASIC development and digital system architecture.
  • Experience with FPGA prototyping for ASIC development.
  • Experience with firmware/software enablement and hardware bring-up.
  • Strong hardware debugging skills using JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
  • Proficiency with Python and scripting for automation and test infrastructure.

Skills

Required:Verilog/SystemVerilogAMD/Xilinx FPGA toolsFirmware and software enablementHardware debuggingPython

Benefits

  • paid time off
  • medical/dental/vision coverage
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • other perks
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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