Senior FPGA Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Technical lead for FPGA development on airborne radar systems within the Battlespace Awareness team in Fort Collins, CO. Translate signal-processing algorithms into FPGA implementations, establish FPGA design and verification practices, and ensure cross-site integration.

Experience Level

Senior — 12+ years of professional FPGA design and development experience.

Responsibilities

Lead FPGA architecture, implementation, and verification across the product lifecycle; collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and mentor engineers.

• Lead FPGA architecture, design, and verification for airborne radar systems from concept through production.
• Translate signal-processing algorithms into efficient, high-performance FPGA implementations on Xilinx SoC/FPGA platforms.
• Design and implement digital signal-processing chains including data acquisition, filtering, and real-time processing.
• Perform timing analysis, resource optimization, and debugging of complex FPGA designs.
• Establish and drive FPGA design processes, coding standards, and verification methodologies.
• Develop and maintain architecture specifications, design reviews, and verification plans.
• Collaborate with teammates across sites to ensure design consistency and facilitate knowledge transfer.
• Mentor and guide other engineers as the team scales FPGA capabilities.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, security eligibility, and leadership to deliver FPGA-based radar solutions.

• 12+ years of professional FPGA design and development experience.
• Strong RTL design experience in SystemVerilog and/or VHDL.
• Experience with Xilinx FPGA devices and development tools (e.g., Vivado).
• Proven experience implementing digital signal-processing algorithms on FPGAs.
• Experience with FPGA verification methodologies and simulation tools.
• Strong understanding of timing closure, resource optimization, and FPGA design constraints.
• Self-directed technical leadership with ability to drive projects from requirements to implementation.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with radar systems or software-defined radio development.
• Familiarity with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204B).
• Experience with Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+, Altera/Intel AgileX, RFSoC platforms.
• Embedded software experience for FPGA SoC platforms and MATLAB-based algorithm-to-hardware workflows.
• Understanding of RF systems and digital front-end design; familiarity with DO-254 or similar standards.
• Experience with version control (Git), continuous integration workflows, and aerospace/defense development.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical field is required.

About the Company

Company: Anduril

Headquarters: Costa Mesa, CA, USA

Anduril is a defense technology company that builds autonomous systems, AI, sensor-fusion, and computer-vision-enabled platforms for U.S. and allied military and intelligence customers, powered by its Lattice OS to accelerate delivery of operational capabilities.