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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior FPGA Engineer - **Company:** Actalent - **Location:** Hawthorne, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $243,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Computer Engineering, Embedded Software, Formal Verification, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), Requirements Traceability, Signal Integrity, Software Engineering, Static Timing Analysis, SystemVerilog, Tcl (Programming Language), Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Scripting, Serial Peripheral Interface, Fpga Hardware, Hardware Testing, System-level Testing, Pcb Layout - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/764DAD2025664CD695E02626FFE0CCCA/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent discipline. * 10+ years of experience in FPGA RTL architecture, development, verification, deployment, and maintenance. * Strong proficiency in RTL design using SystemVerilog or VHDL. * Skill in at least one scripting language such as TCL, shell, or Python. * Experience with verification techniques, including simulations, test benches, and timing and stability analysis. * Proficiency in understanding PCB designs and reading schematics. * Proficiency in understanding embedded software and its interaction with FPGA-based logic. * Proficiency with AXI protocols, including at least the AXI4 family. * Knowledge of common bus and memory interfaces such as DDR4, SPI, I2C, and UART. * Demonstrated success working in a dynamic environment with evolving requirements and priorities. * Experience with FPGA architectures and hardware verification on platforms such as Xilinx or similar devices., * Experience developing real-time, deterministic avionics logic for safety- or mission-critical systems. * Experience in designing FPGA architectures that bridge hardware and software in complex embedded systems. * Hands-on experience supporting FPGA designs from early concept through integration, test, and deployment in challenging environments such as space or aerospace. * Familiarity with Microsemi and other SoC devices in addition to Xilinx platforms. * Experience creating and maintaining detailed documentation for FPGA operation, configuration, and interfaces. * Interest in and motivation to contribute to a rover mission targeted for operation on the moon. Work Environment The role operates in a startup-style environment that is fast paced and highly collaborative, with minimal hand holding and an expectation of strong ownership and initiative. You will work closely with cross-functional teams spanning hardware, software, and systems engineering, using modern FPGA toolchains and verification environments on platforms such as Xilinx and Microsemi. The culture emphasizes hands-on problem solving, rapid iteration, and accountability for delivering flight-ready hardware logic for a lunar rover mission. ## Description This FPGA Engineer role owns the FPGA hardware logic inside a rover, developing real-time, deterministic avionics logic from initial concept through flight. You will design FPGA architectures, write RTL that becomes physical logic, and bridge hardware and software in a demanding space environment. This is a hands-on position where you collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver flight-ready FPGA solutions., * Support FPGA RTL development from a blank sheet concept through flight-ready implementation, ensuring reliable performance in a space environment. * Develop FPGA logical architectures and detailed requirements in collaboration with other engineering disciplines, clearly defining hardware and software interfaces between fabric logic and processing subsystems. * Design and implement RTL code for Microsemi, Xilinx, or other FPGA or SoC devices using SystemVerilog or VHDL. * Perform comprehensive design verification, including simulations, test benches, timing analysis, and hardware testing to validate functionality, stability, and performance. * Lead FPGA design reviews, present design decisions, and demonstrate full requirement traceability from specification through implementation and test. * Create clear and thorough documentation for FPGA operation, configuration, and interfacing with embedded software and other FPGA systems. * Develop, execute, and participate in test campaigns spanning unit-level manual tests, unit-level automated tests, and system-level tests. * Simulate and verify FPGA behavior before hardware is available, identifying and resolving timing, stability, and logic issues early in the development cycle. * Collaborate with hardware and PCB engineers to ensure FPGA designs integrate cleanly with board-level architectures and meet signal integrity and interface requirements. * Work closely with embedded software engineers to define, implement, and refine HW/SW interfaces and ensure seamless integration of FPGA logic with software subsystems. * Contribute to continuous improvement of FPGA development processes, tools, and verification methodologies in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. ## Related Videos - [JavaScript? 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