FPGA Design & Verification Engineer - Air Vehicles

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Air Dominance and Strike (AD&S) Electrical Engineering Team is responsible for developing high-reliability avionics, embedded processing, and power systems for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. Working across hardware, software, and mission autonomy, the team delivers flight-critical electronics, PCB assemblies, and FPGA-based processing architectures that enable Anduril's next-generation autonomous air platforms to operate in complex and contested environments. AD&S Electrical Engineers drive end-to-end development, from system architecture and circuit design to verification, integration, and flight test, ensuring scalable, mission-ready solutions that meet the performance, reliability, and survivability demands of the U.S. Military and modern air warfare.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a FPGA Design & Verification Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end design and verification of projects on the Xilinx SOC/FPGA platforms and helping to establish robust design processes. This will require expertise in SystemVerilog, FPGA, and Xilinx. If you are someone who has supported rapid avionics development, then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Rapidly develop, test, and implement FPGA designs using Xilinx SoCs/FPGAs
• Integrate third-party vendors IP, as necessary
• Perform digital circuit design, SystemVerilog coding, FPGA image generation (synthesis, implementation, STA, constraints), simulation verification, and HW validation
• Participate in entire design life cycle: from requirements and concept, through design and hands on testing/board bring up
• Implement a variety of signal types such as high speed comms (ethernet, serial) and signal processing (analog, digital)
• Ensure designs meet all relevant safety and performance standards, with traceability back to top-level system requirements, as necessary
• Investigate and resolve bugs found during hands on testing (at HDL level and system level)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of experience in HDL and FPGA hardware design, experience with Xilinx SoC is highly preferred
• Familiarity with design software like Vivado (preferred) or Quartus
• Proficient in SystemVerilog
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment
• Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Experience in SoC hardware bring-up, preferably on ARM-based systems
• Eligible to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Understanding of DO-254, DO-178C, MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-461 and relevant avionics design standards for UAS
• Good knowledge of air vehicle systems
• Working knowledge of designing for safety-critical functions
• Strong Matlab skills and experience with DSP and Comms toolbox
• FPGA interfaces and high speed busses
• Experience with RF Systems on a Chip (SoC)
• Exposure to Wireless comms (Bluetooth LE, 3G/4G LTE/5G, Wi-Fi, IEEE802.15.4, LoRa, etc.)
• Low-level firmware (C/C++) development for bring-up and test

US Salary Range$120,000—$213,000 USD

 

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive med