Senior FPGA Design & Verification Engineer — TeraWave

Job Title

Senior FPGA Design & Verification Engineer — TeraWave

Role Summary

Design and verify FPGA-based digital signal processing and physical-layer implementations for the TeraWave next-generation modem. Work across the full development lifecycle from architecture and algorithm mapping through implementation, verification, and hardware bring-up.

Collaborate with systems, DSP/communications, RF, and avionics teams to deliver resource-optimized, high-reliability FPGA solutions for spacecraft and ground systems.

Experience Level

Senior — expects 7+ years of FPGA design and verification experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver FPGA modem and physical-layer designs and ensure they meet system requirements.

• Architect and design FPGA implementations of modem and physical-layer functions on SoC FPGA platforms.
• Translate communications/DSP requirements into resource-optimized RTL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog).
• Develop and execute verification strategies, including self-checking testbenches, constrained-random verification, and coverage-driven approaches (e.g., UVM).
• Perform timing analysis, timing closure, and resource optimization for high-performance FPGA/SoC designs.
• Support integration and hardware bring-up, lab testing, debug, and validation against system-level performance requirements.
• Co-design and optimize physical-layer algorithms with DSP engineers for fixed-point FPGA implementation.
• Contribute to design reviews, documentation, and design-for-test/design-for-reliability practices suitable for aerospace applications.
• Apply radiation-tolerant and high-reliability design considerations for space-based systems.

Requirements

Must-have technical experience and skills; preferred items are listed separately.

• Must-have: Strong RTL design proficiency in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Must-have: Experience implementing DSP or communications/modem functions in FPGAs (modulation/demodulation, FEC, filtering, digital front-ends).
• Must-have: Proficiency with FPGA development toolchains and simulation tools (e.g., Xilinx/AMD or Intel/Altera toolchains).
• Must-have: Experience with verification methodologies, including self-checking testbenches and functional coverage.
• Must-have: Strong understanding of timing constraints, timing analysis, and achieving timing closure.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with SoC platforms integrating FPGA fabric and embedded processors.
• Nice-to-have: Embedded development experience in C/C++ or low-level driver development.
• Nice-to-have: Experience developing test-venue software/hardware for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

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.