FPGA Engineer
Xona· Engineering
Burlingame, California$100k - $140kFull-timePosted 1w ago
About the role
FPGA Engineer to design and implement high-performance, signal-processing solutions for next-generation LEO PNT satellite systems, focusing on DSP and communications algorithms in RTL and collaborating across systems, RF, and software teams to deliver flight-ready hardware.
Responsibilities
- Authoring RTL: Implement acquisition, tracking, data decoding, synchronization, and measurement-processing algorithms in FPGAs (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog).
- DSP Fixed-Point Design: Convert floating-point models into fixed-point micro-architecture; perform quantization analysis and optimize for performance and resource utilization.
- FPGA Optimization: Optimize designs for timing closure, latency, power, and resource efficiency (DSP slices, BRAM, LUTs).
- Verification & CI/CD: Develop testbenches, simulation toolchains (ModelSim or similar), and validate against Python/C++ reference models.
- SW Integration: Support hardware bring-up, debugging, SW integration and performance validation in the lab and within HIL environments.
- Documentation: Document RTL architecture, design trade-offs, verification results, and performance metrics.
Qualifications
- MS or BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field; 3+ years of FPGA development experience.
- Strong understanding of DSP fundamentals (filters, synchronization, FFT, NCOs, correlators).
- Proficiency in VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog and FPGA toolchains (Xilinx/AMD).
- Experience with fixed-point modeling and bit-accurate verification.
- Good degree of comfort with simulation tools and scripting (Python, TCL, bash, or similar).
Skills
Required:RTL designDSPFixed-point designVHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog
Nice to have:Python scripting
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Xona
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