Senior FPGA Engineer

Kapta Space • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Kapta Space, a VC-funded early-stage startup in Seattle, WA, is breaking new ground in Geospatial Intelligence. Our technology centers around a proven, scalable electronically-steered radar for sophisticated spaceborne applications such as earth observation using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) techniques, as well as enabling advanced defense missions such as target tracking on the ground and in the air. Kapta Space is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to lead RTL design and FPGA development for radar operation and algorithm implementation. Kapta Space is seeking FPGA Engineers with experience in mission-critical firmware development that have the drive and experience to complete projects independently and on time. You Are the Right Fit for the Role at Kapta Space If: You are able to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in creating firmware requirements You are able to architect, design, and implement software for our Kapta radar sensor You can work collaboratively with radar algorithm, hardware, software and mechanical engineers to build reliable embedded firmware for the payload You are able to evaluate implementation/maintenance, complexity and resource requirements (logic cells, embedded memory, DSP Slices) for control and signal processing routines in RTL. Produce trade-studies to support decision making You can integrate RTL designs onto FPGA/SoC platforms with synthesis, place and route, and timing analysis You have demonstrated experience with leading verification and validation of FPGA design on prototype and fight hardware You are comfortable assisting in the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly growing team

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of experience in embedded firmware development (ideally for radar applications)
• Experience with bring up and verification of RTL-based designs on targeted HW
• Experience with low-speed interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, RS422, etc.)
• Comfortable with Git, CI, Code Reviews, and Version Control and organized enough to be productive in a lean startup environment
• Experience in RTL design with Verilog/VHDL
• Ability to read schematic diagrams
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI security clearance
• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Kapta Employees must be U.S. citizens, lawful U.S. permanent residents (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or Commerce as applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Designing and implementing distributed digital systems
• Implementing digital systems in challenging environments, such as on satellites or airborne systems
• Clock Domain Crossing and Timing Closure
• AMD Ultrascale, Intel Arria10, Lattice Avant, and/or Microchip PolarFire platforms
• Interfaces for high-speed ADC/DACs (JESD204)
• Implementing signal processing algorithms in RTL
• Embedded designs with multiple FPGAs and peripheral interfaces (SPI, UART, GPIO, I2C, Ethernet)
• Implementing efficient, low latency data movement between FPGAs, processors, storage devices, and networking interfaces
• Working knowledge of networking stacks (Ethernet, TCP/IP)
• An active or previously held US Government TS/SCI security clearance is considered a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in creating firmware requirements
• architect, design, and implement software for our Kapta radar sensor
• work collaboratively with radar algorithm, hardware, software and mechanical engineers to build reliable embedded firmware for the payload
• evaluate implementation/maintenance, complexity and resource requirements (logic cells, embedded memory, DSP Slices) for control and signal processing routines in RTL. Produce trade-studies to support decision making
• integrate RTL designs onto FPGA/SoC platforms with synthesis, place and route, and timing analysis
• lead verification and validation of FPGA design on prototype and fight hardware
• assisting in the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly growing team

What This Job Offers

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