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# FPGA Engineer

- **Company:** Job Impulse
- **Location:** Redondo Beach, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $125,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Encodings, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Network Protocols, Software Engineering, SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Fpga Hardware, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_3bb40c321

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, math or other engineering discipline.
 * 2+ years of professional FPGA development experience.
 * Experience using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL.
 * Experience developing for Xilinx FPGA/SOC products.

Preferred Skills and Experience

 * Experience with Xilinx Vivado and Petalinux tooling.
 * Demonstrated experience of DSP fundamentals such as filters, and PLLs.
 * Exposure to fundamentals of satellite communications, encoders, PSK, symbol synchronization.
 * Experience developing software for embedded systems in C++ or C.
 * Experience with FPGA block stimulation and test benching.
 * Familiarity with satellite communication standards (DVB-S2X, CCSDS).

## Description

* Design and implement all layers of satellite communication modems from DSP blocks to network protocols.
 * Analyze timing and resource requirements for existing and next generation RF products.
 * Create end-to-end test harnesses with integrations into CI/CD pipelines.
 * Work closely with RF software engineers as you design high performance libraries to bridge the gap between FPGA and SOC.