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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Hardware Design Engineer - **Company:** Viasat, Inc. - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $132,500.0 - $209,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Board Bringup, Artificial Intelligence, Altium Designer, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Electronic Design Automation, Perl (Programming Language), Network Interface Controllers, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), Network Protocols, Signal Integrity, Specman, Subsystems, SystemVerilog, Tcl (Programming Language), Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Data Processing, Scripting, Serial Peripheral Interface, Fpga Hardware, ModelSim, Git - **Published:** August 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/47e1e22b-56da-49e7-a503-1ca2cdeaf1ca ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. * 4+ years of combined experience in high-speed digital board design and FPGA/RTL development. * Proficiency in writing synthesizable RTL in SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL. * Hands-on experience with FPGA design suites and EDA tools (e.g., AMD/Xilinx Vivado, Intel/Altera Quartus, Synopsys/Synplify). * Hands-on experience with tools to build captures (e.g., Mentor Xpedition, Cadence, or Altium). * Strong laboratory debugging skills integrating firmware onto physical target boards. * ship. * Ability to travel up to 10%. What will help you on the job * Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE). * Experience with space-grade FPGAs (Xilinx Radiation Tolerant, Microchip RTG4, or equivalent). * Experience with FPGA simulation and testbench development (ModelSim, Questa, etc.). * Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, TCL, or Perl) for automation. * Experience with EEE-INST-002, NASA, or ESA parts selection, screening, and derating guidelines. * Familiarity with radiation effects on electronics (TID, SEE, SEL). * Familiarity with Git, CI/CD practices, and AI development tools (Claude Code, Copilot). ## Description As a Hardware Engineer, you will help build advanced digital processing systems, high-speed digital boards, and FPGA-based subsystems. These components serve space-based and critical communication platforms. You will serve as a key technical contributor, bridging the hardware-firmware boundary by owning the hardware lifecycle of complex board builds. This includes high-speed digital circuit development, SoC integration, and mixed-signal circuit crafting with high-resolution ADC/DAC interfaces. At the same time, you will develop, simulate, and implement high-speed signal-processing algorithms and network protocols in FPGAs. Your responsibility will span the entire product development lifecycle from early conceptual requirements, block diagrams, and synthesizable RTL development (SystemVerilog/VHDL), through hardware-firmware co-design, board-level bring-up, and laboratory integration, all the way to worst-case analysis (WCA), power/signal integrity verification, and flight qualification in a rigorous space and flight environment. The day-to-day * Build and implement high-speed digital boards, including crafting detailed circuit diagrams and layout guidelines. * Develop, simulate, and verify FPGA RTL (using SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL) for control, data processing, and communication functions. * Integrate and deploy firmware onto FPGA and FPGA SoC platforms. * Design high-speed interfaces (DDR4, SERDES, UART, I2C, SPI, LVDS) and perform signal/power integrity simulations using HyperLynx. * Conduct worst-case analysis (WCA) to verify electrical design margins across space environment conditions. * Lead laboratory board bring-up, hardware/firmware integration, and debug using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analyzers. * Apply flight hardware and firmware design practices, working within radiation-tolerant, high-reliability component and thermal constraints. * Author and maintain comprehensive design documentation, including schematics, block diagrams, testbenches, and interface control documents. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) - [Strange New Worlds: shaping the future of the digital age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/677-strange-new-worlds-shaping-the-future-of-the-digital-age) - [Stop Committing Your Secrets - GIt Hooks To The Rescue!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/573-stop-committing-your-secrets-git-hooks-to-the-rescue) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [How to Write a CV and Interview if You Don't Fully Qualify For The Job](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/183-how-to-write-a-cv-and-interview-if-you-don-t-fully-qualify-for-the-job) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers)