FPGA Engineering Manager

Voyager Technologies • San Diego, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Voyager Technologies is seeking an FPGA Engineering Manager for its Products line. This hands-on technical leadership role oversees the engineering team’s day-to-day operations, assigns resources, and helps ensure projects are completed on time and within budget. The manager will spend at least 50% of their time contributing directly to FPGA design, integration, and test for space communications systems, while guiding execution, mentoring team members, and allocating resources. Direct people-management experience is helpful but not required; technical leads and senior engineers with demonstrated leadership experience are welcome.

The role is based in the Engineering department in San Diego, California, and is 100% onsite. It reports to the VP of Product Design and oversees a team of four. Voyager describes the company as an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company focused on mission-critical solutions. The company offers opportunities for career growth in a mission-driven environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• At least 7 years of industry experience implementing complex, high-speed FPGA designs of high-throughput algorithms.
• Previous experience with FPGA design, integration, and test; experience with Xilinx and Microsemi RTG4 is preferred.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance at the level required for the position and applicable government contract.
• Must have appropriate access eligibility and a need-to-know; clearance eligibility is determined by the U.S. Government.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading high-performing technical teams and mentoring engineers.
• Experience designing qualified FPGA hardware for space.
• Relevant experience engaging government and commercial customers to advance projects and initiatives of varying complexity through engineering management.
• Direct people-management experience is helpful but not required; demonstrated leadership experience as a technical lead or senior engineer is welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test FPGA designs for space communication systems, including resampling, filtering, mixing, and error-correction coding.
• Architect solutions against requirements and implement them in various FPGA technologies or platforms.
• Optimize FPGA designs for speed, performance, and resource utilization, and conduct thorough testing and validation.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of a four-person engineering team and the development and execution of projects.
• Support internal and external design and development reviews, including related documentation.
• Allocate project resources and help ensure engineers have efficient, balanced workloads.
• Participate in proposals and trade studies, including evaluating contractor and subcontractor proposals for technical feasibility.
• Review contracts, proposals, and opportunities, emphasizing statements of work, technical requirements, data requirements, and statements of compliance before acceptance, and transfer accepted work to the engineering team.
• Provide structured guidance to individual contributors stepping into their first leadership role.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO).
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families; the company covers a significant portion of premiums, and many benefits are paid at 100% for employees.
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with more than 12,700 nationwide options, with no long-term contracts and free on-demand workout videos before enrollment.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
• Company wellness programs supporting physical and mental well-being.
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources.
• Competitive total compensation package designed to support employee well-being, growth, and success.
• Opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment.

What This Job Offers

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