FPGA Engineer – Level 3 – New Glenn

BLUE ORIGIN • Kent, WA

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About The Position

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. As a part of the New Glenn Avionics FPGA team, you will play a critical role in the development, implementation, verification, and testing of our FPGA based designs for spaceflight systems. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise with dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, electrical, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of FPGA/ASIC design and verification work experience.
• Proficient in writing FPGA level requirements
• Experience in writing RTL using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL (SystemVerilog desired).
• Experience with Clock Domain Crossing techniques and analysis
• Experience with FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Vivado, and Microchip Libero.
• Experience with FPGA Timing Constraint definition, STA, and timing closure.
• Proficient in testbench design and usage.
• Experience with QuestaSim or equivalent simulator
• Experience debugging failures in simulation to root cause problems.
• Experience using FPGA Design and Verification tools in a Linux environment
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and to communicate technical information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.

Nice To Haves

• 8+ years of FPGA/ASIC development experience.
• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS Next Generation.
• Experience with sophisticated verification techniques such as Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) and Constrained Random Verification.
• Experience with scripting languages
• Experience with revision control systems, such as Git/SVN
• Experience with common on-chip bus protocols such as AMBA (AXI, AHB, APB)
• Working knowledge of DO-254, or other safety-critical standards

Responsibilities

• Generate FPGA requirements in coordination with systems engineering, hardware engineering, software engineering and subsystem owners.
• Design, write HDL code, verify and document complex low-level modules
• Participate reviews of FPGA Design and Verification Artifacts
• 10% travel to other Blue Origin locations for various meetings, or large-scale company events.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level