FPGA Design Engineer

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight.

As an FPGA Design Engineer within the Blue Engines avionics group, you will craft, implement, and integrate FPGA-based solutions for high-reliability, safety-critical avionics systems supporting Blue's Engine programs.

We are looking for a passionate individual who excels in technical challenges, helps to foster collaborative teamwork, and is dedicated to designing FPGA solutions that advance safe human spaceflight. Bring your technical expertise, attention to detail, and passion for our mission!

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement robust, high-performance FPGA solutions that meet system requirements for safety-critical applications.

• Participate in all phases of the FPGA design lifecycle, including requirements capture, architecture, RTL development, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and hardware integration.

• Collaborate with verification, software, systems, and hardware teams to ensure effective integration and verification of FPGA designs.

• Develop and maintain design documentation, including requirements, architectures, and design descriptions.

• Participate in design reviews and contribute to ensuring compliance with rigorous design and development processes.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development practices, documentation standards, and version control strategies.

• Support troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and optimization during bring-up and integration with flight hardware.

• Help achieve timely completion of project milestones through effective communication and coordination with the broader engineering team.

Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.

• 3+ years of experience in FPGA or ASIC design and implementation, preferably in hardware development for high-reliability or safety-critical systems.

• Strong expertise in RTL design using VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog.

• Proven experience with FPGA architecture, synthesis, timing analysis, and hands-on hardware validation.

• Proficiency with major EDA tools (e.g., Xilinx Vivado/ISE, Intel Quartus, Lattice Diamond, Synopsys, Mentor/Siemens).

• Background in requirements-based engineering and system-level integration.

• Experience architecting and implementing complex digital subsystems (e.g., AXI, PCIe, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, custom communication protocols).

• Effective debugging and problem-solving skills for FPGA/ASIC hardware and HW/SW co-design.

Desired:

• Experience collaborating with verification engineers and familiarity with coverage-driven verification concepts (UVM, formal, assertions) and the development or review of functional verification plans.

• Familiarity with safety-critical standards such as NPR 7150.2, DO-254, or similar.

• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl, TCL/Shell) for design automation and build flows.

• Experience working with regression and continuous integration infrastructure (e.g., GitLab).

• Experience integrating standard IP cores and custom subsystem components.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and collaborative project work.

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $104,015.00-$145,620.30

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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