Senior FPGA/SoC Engineer, Space
AndurilJob Title
Senior FPGA/SoC Engineer, Space
Role Summary
Join Anduril's Space team in Costa Mesa to design, implement, and validate FPGA/SoC firmware and systems for space applications. The role focuses on RTL architecture, FPGA/SoC development, vendor integration, and hardware bring-up for orbit-capable products.
Experience Level
Senior - hiring preference for candidates with about 5+ years of FPGA/HDL hardware design experience (posting states 5 years preferred).
Responsibilities
Work across the full hardware development lifecycle from requirements to board bring-up and testing.
- Design, implement, and verify FPGA/SoC designs (RTL, synthesis, place & route, timing closure, simulation).
- Develop and debug VHDL/Verilog for signal processing and high-speed communications (Ethernet, serial, etc.).
- Integrate third-party IP and coordinate with external vendors and developers to ensure timely product delivery.
- Perform SoC hardware bring-up and low-level debugging, particularly on ARM-based platforms.
- Investigate and resolve hardware and HDL-level bugs discovered during hands-on testing and board bring-up.
- Ensure designs meet applicable safety and performance requirements with traceability to system-level requirements.
Requirements
Core qualifications and desirable skills for successful performance in this role.
- Must-have: Proficient in VHDL and/or Verilog; experience in FPGA/HDL hardware design.
- Must-have: Experience with Xilinx SoC/FPGA platforms (Versal strongly preferred) and familiarity with design tools such as Vivado, ModelSim, or Quartus.
- Must-have: Experience with SoC hardware bring-up, preferably on ARM-based systems.
- Must-have: Strong problem-solving, organizational, communication, and teamwork skills.
- Must-have: Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
- Nice-to-have: Experience designing for safety-critical functions and space applications.
- Nice-to-have: Experience with FPGA interfaces and high-speed buses, signal processing, and low-level firmware (C/C++) for bring-up and test.
- Nice-to-have: Prior work with third-party IP integration and vendor-managed development.
Education Requirements
Not specified.
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.
