FPGA Software Engineer

Senior FPGA Software Engineer

About the Role

The Senior FPGA Software Engineer will implement networking and data processing capabilities for FPGAs for Transcelestial’s next-generation wireless laser communication product and satellite communication payloads. The Senior FPGA Software Engineer will also develop and maintain embedded software for the CENTAURI product, including microcontrollers and peripherals.

As a Senior FPGA Software Engineer, you will:

• Develop features, fix issues, and optimize software for FPGAs used in Transcelestial’s ground and space products, using VHDL/Verilog
• Collaborate with external parties to design and develop capabilities for FPGAs that meet Transcelestial’s needs
• Develop test benches and verification environments to ensure functional correctness and performance
• Perform simulations to validate FPGA software design
• Perform hardware testing and validation on development boards and production systems
• Debug and troubleshoot FPGA issues in the field
• Develop features and fix issues for embedded software for the CENTAURI
• Develop features and fix issues for embedded software for satellite communication payloads

What you will bring:

• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Work Experience: 1-2+ years of relevant working experience with FPGAs and embedded systems
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, especially in unfamiliar and time-sensitive situations
• Strong ability to devise solutions to solve problems with limited resources
• Strong ability to make engineering trade-offs and assess risks with respect to business objectives
• Strong verbal, written communication, and presentation skills (ability to communicate ideas and designs to your peers)
• Ability to thrive working with a team of people from different backgrounds in a highly collaborative, time-sensitive environment
• Knowledge of electronics
• Experience debugging hardware and embedded issues
• Experience with board-level hardware design and board bring-up
• Experience with FPGAs on SoCs
• Good knowledge of communication protocols, including I2C, SPI, UART, USB
• Good knowledge of network protocols, e.g. Ethernet
• Working knowledge of Git
• Good knowledge of Linux (Debian)
• Proficient in programming, debugging, and optimizing FPGA software using VHDL/Verilog
• Proficient in programming, debugging, and optimizing FPGA software using High Level Synthesis tools
• Proficient in programming in C and C++
• Experience with FPGA simulation tools
• Comfortable working with the command line
• Experience developing tests (unit tests, integration tests, etc. with Python, Tcl)

It is a bonus if you:

• Have experience with the AMD/Xilinx family of FPGAs and tools
• Have experience developing FPGA software for satellite and space applications
• Have experience implementing signal processing software on FPGAs