Senior FPGA Engineer
About The Position
Radiant is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to join our Embedded Systems team. You will lead the design, development, and validation of FPGAs for the reactor instrumentation and control system, safety-critical applications, sensor and actuator handling, and communication systems. This role requires close collaboration with hardware engineers, embedded software engineers, and test engineers in a cross-functional setting to architect cohesive designs that meet the rigorous demands of controlling and monitoring fission reactors. You will play a central role in delivering the first commercial reactor design in over 50 years.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related engineering field.
- 5+ years of experience designing and delivering FPGA-based systems.
- Expert-level proficiency in VHDL, SystemVerilog, or equivalent HDL.
- Proven track record owning full-cycle FPGA development — from RTL design through simulation, synthesis, and hardware validation.
- Experience in troubleshooting timing closure issues.
- Strong understanding of formal and simulation-based verification methodologies.
Nice To Haves
- 7+ years of experience designing and delivering FPGA-based systems.
- Experience with embedded C/C++.
- Experience with the Microchip PolarFire SoC platform.
- Experience with Linux and bash shell scripting.
- Experience with Docker.
- Excellent documentation skills and demonstrated ability to lead in multidisciplinary environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and design of sensor processing systems from concept through integration and field deployment.
- Develop complex logic designs in VHDL and SystemVerilog, establishing coding standards and design patterns for the broader team.
- Integrate and optimize designs onto FPGA/SoC platforms, owning timing closure and resource utilization tradeoffs.
- Define and implement verification strategies, including automated test frameworks and coverage-driven methodologies.
- Mentor junior and mid-level FPGA engineers, conducting design and code reviews to uphold quality and consistency.
Benefits
- Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees.
- 100% up to base silver level plan for employee + 50% dependents, offers up to Platinum plans for Medical coverage.
- Sponsored memberships for employees and their dependents for One Medical.
- 100% top tier plan coverage + 50% for dependents for Vision.
- 100% top tier plan coverage, orthodontia extra, 50% for dependents for Dental.
- Voluntary life, accident, hospital, critical illness, commuter and FSA/HSA are offered as employee contributed benefits.
- 8-weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.
- Additional paid pregnancy leave for CA employees.
- Daily catered lunch.
- Free snacks and drinks.
- Flexible PTO policy.
- Remote workday allocation.
- Company and team-bonding events, happy hours and in-person camaraderie.
- Beautiful El Segundo headquarters close to the Pacific Ocean.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
