Senior Firmware Engineer, Space

Anduril • Boulder, CO

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About The Position

The Space Imaging team is responsible for all aspects of spaceborne EO/IR system development, from the ideation stage through initial production. In this role, you will work closely with an interdisciplinary technical team to define space EO/IR payload electrical architectures, build prototypes, perform ground testing, and mature the prototypes into flight hardware products. As needed, you will also lead small teams of engineers from concept through system definition and development.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is typically required.
• 8+ years of experience developing HDL firmware for FPGA devices
• Expertise in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog is essential for RTL (Register Transfer Level) design.
• Experience with industry-standard FPGA design tools such as Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus.
• Strong hardware/software debugging skills using standard lab equipment.
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) for collaborative development.
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience designing with multi-gigabit SERDES, DDR memory busses, Ethernet MAC and PHY interfaces, FPGAs, and common communication busses like SPI and I2C
• Embedded software development experience with the use of timers, interrupts, hardware peripherals such as SPI controllers and ADCs
• Knowledge of embedded Linux development, including device trees, hardware drivers, bootloaders, and basic Unix/Linux tools
• Familiar with common programming languages like Python and MATLAB
• Familiarity with infrared image sensor technology

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA architecture, standards, development and review processes
• Designing, architecting, simulating, and integrating VHDL designs into FPGAs or Systems on Chip (SoC) for optimized performance, resource utilization, and power efficiency.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (electrical engineers, software engineers, systems engineers) to ensure seamless integration of the firmware with the overall system, including processor bring-up and board support packages.
• Developing robust test benches in VHDL/Verilog and utilizing lab tools such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for rigorous testing and validation of designs against functional specifications and performance requirements.
• Optimizing the algorithms for hardware acceleration, including MIPS optimization and efficient use of on-chip bus protocols like AXI or AXI-Stream.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• top-tier benefits for full-time employees

What This Job Offers

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