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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Hardware Engineer (Space) - **Company:** Viasat, Inc. - **Location:** Tempe, AZ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $132,500.0 - $209,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Board Bringup, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Network Interface Controllers, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Github, Design of User Interfaces, Hardware Design, Hardware Platform Interface, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Break Fix, Pcb Layout - **Published:** September 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88120274/1 ## About the Role * Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field * 6+ years of hardware engineering experience with high-speed digital board design * Hands-on experience with schematic capture tools (e.g., Mentor Xpedition, Cadence) * Proficiency in high-speed interface design: DDR4, SERDES, UART, and SPI * Experience with HyperLynx or equivalent signal integrity simulation tools * Experience performing worst case analysis (WCA) for electronic circuits * FPGA architecture definition and SoC integration experience * Mixed-signal design experience including ADC and DAC circuit design * Experience with space or flight hardware design and qualification processes * Demonstrated experience leading a multidisciplinary engineering team * Proven troubleshooting and debug skills for complex high-speed digital hardware * Good oral and written communications skills * US citizenship * Ability to travel up to 10% What will help you on the job * MSEE degree preferred * Experience with space-grade FPGAs (Xilinx Radiation Tolerant, Microchip RTG4, or equivalent) * Experience with EEE-INST-002, NASA, or ESA parts selection and derating guidelines * Experience with power integrity analysis tools * Experience with PCB layout tools and high-speed layout design rules * Knowledge of thermal and mechanical design constraints for space hardware * Familiarity with radiation effects on electronics including SEE and TID considerations * Familiarity with GitHub * Familiarity with CI/CD practices * Familiarity with AI Agents ## Description In this role you will lead the hardware design of high-speed digital boards for space applications. You will be responsible for defining FPGA architecture, SoC integration, schematic capture, and mixed-signal circuit design including ADC/DAC interfaces. You will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team through the full hardware development lifecycle from requirements and concept through design, verification, and flight qualification. The role requires hands-on troubleshooting and debug experience with complex, high-speed digital hardware in a space or flight environment The day-to-day * Lead schematic capture and board-level design for high-speed digital hardware in space applications * Define and drive FPGA architecture and SoC integration across the hardware platform * Design high-speed digital interfaces including DDR4, SERDES, UART, and SPI * Perform HyperLynx power/signal integrity analysis and implement corrective design changes * Conduct worst case analysis (WCA) to verify design margins across operating conditions, voltage, and temperature * Design mixed-signal circuits including ADC and DAC interface architectures * Lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary engineering team through hardware development milestones and design reviews * Collaborate with firmware, software, and systems engineers for hardware/firmware co-design and integration * Support board bring-up, integration, and debug in the laboratory * Apply flight hardware design practices and work within space-grade component and reliability constraints * Generate and maintain design documentation including schematics, BOMs, design review packages, and interface control documents * Responsible for owning and driving technical issues to resolution * Works autonomously with little instruction to solve well-defined problems ## Related Videos - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Data Mining Accessibility](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/802-data-mining-accessibility) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [When Agents Meet Legacy: Never Change a Running System](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100320-when-agents-meet-legacy-never-change-a-running-system) - [What I learned as a developer from accidents in space](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/642-what-i-learned-as-a-developer-from-accidents-in-space) ## 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) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)