FPGA Engineer - Level 2 - New Glenn

Job Title

FPGA Engineer - Level 2 - New Glenn

Role Summary

Join the New Glenn Avionics FPGA team to develop, implement, verify, and test FPGA designs for spaceflight systems. Work across systems, hardware, and software teams to produce reliable FPGA-based avionics for a reusable, human-capable orbital launch vehicle.

This role emphasizes technical rigor, safety, and repeatable development and verification practices for flight hardware.

Experience Level

Entry-level / Early career. Typical background: 2+ years of FPGA/ASIC design and verification experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Develop FPGA-level requirements in coordination with systems, hardware, and software engineering.
• Design and implement RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL) for complex low-level FPGA modules.
• Perform design verification, simulation-based debugging, and documentation of FPGA designs.
• Create and maintain timing constraints, perform STA, and drive timing closure.
• Participate in design and verification reviews and integrate feedback from stakeholders.
• Use FPGA toolchains (e.g., Xilinx Vivado, Microchip Libero) and simulators to validate designs.
• Work in a Linux-based development environment and use revision control systems.
• Travel up to ~10% to other Blue Origin locations for meetings or company events.

Requirements

Must-have and preferred qualifications.

• Must-have: 2+ years FPGA/ASIC design and verification experience; experience writing or using FPGA-level requirements.
• Proven RTL development experience in Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL (SystemVerilog preferred).
• Experience with clock domain crossing techniques and analysis.
• Familiarity with FPGA toolchains such as Xilinx Vivado and Microchip Libero, and with QuestaSim or equivalent simulators.
• Experience defining timing constraints, performing static timing analysis (STA), and achieving timing closure.
• Experience testing and debugging failures in simulation to root-cause hardware/RTL issues.
• Comfortable working in Linux, using revision control (e.g., Git/SVN), and communicating technical information clearly in a team environment.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with DOORS Next Generation, UVM and constrained-random verification, scripting, AMBA bus protocols (AXI/AHB/APB), DO-254 or other safety-critical standards, and 3+ years of FPGA/ASIC development experience.

Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical (or a related technical discipline) is specified.

About the Company

Company: Blue Origin

Headquarters: Kent, Washington, United States

Blue Origin is an American aerospace company developing technologies for spaceflight, including reusable launch vehicles, orbital and suborbital systems, and space infrastructure for commercial and government customers.