Staff HDL Hardware Engineer
About The Position
BlackSky is hiring a Staff HDL Engineer to own digital hardware product design, performance, verification, and implementation from initial concept definition through operation by the end user. The role spans hardware design, systems engineering, HDL programming, and testing, with responsibility for delivering products that meet or exceed requirements and enable new satellite capabilities. The engineer will collaborate daily with engineers across systems, software, mechanical, and other disciplines, and will provide and receive peer feedback. The position is hybrid and based at BlackSky’s Tukwila, Washington office. It reports to the Director, Electrical Engineering.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field involving training in digital electronics design.
- At least 10 years of experience in digital design, including HDL programming (VHDL preferred), test bench development, and prototype testing.
- Experience with embedded processors in a SoC FPGA and associated programmable logic-processor interfaces.
- Ability to write test benches using ModelSim, Vivado Simulator, or similar tools.
- Hands-on lab experience using multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, programmable power supplies, or similar equipment.
- Experience implementing, prototyping, and bringing up high-speed interfaces.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach within a multidisciplinary team.
- Must be a U.S. Person.
Nice To Haves
- Delivered multiple products with full ownership from initial concept and architecture definition through production and final implementation.
- Experience with precision voltage references, oscillators, supervisory circuits, and ADCs.
- Experience selecting components such as FPGAs, ADCs, DDR, NVRAM, and high-speed transceivers (LVDS, Ethernet PHYs, etc.).
- Experience with 10Gb Ethernet or PCIe.
- Experience designing electronics for use in a space environment.
- Experience with Microchip and AMD/Xilinx FPGA development.
- Experience designing automated test equipment using Python.
- Proficiency with C, C++, Perl, or Python.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a digital hardware design engineer for spacecraft avionics across requirements development, design, prototyping, bring-up, testing, debugging, design iteration, and transition to production.
- Synthesize design requirements from unit-level and system-level specifications.
- Write HDL for a variety of FPGAs and verify designs using simulation and testing.
- Create test benches for designs.
- Troubleshoot performance during hardware testing and bring-up.
- Create interface and design description documentation to support Flight Software verification and validation.
- Work with external suppliers to develop specifications, exchange data and deliverables, troubleshoot issues, and develop integration and test approaches.
- Participate in Research & Development initiatives and support the establishment of new avionics products.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, and voluntary life and AD&D insurance.
- BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only medical, dental, and vision premiums and contributes $100 per month toward out-of-pocket expenses.
- 15 days of PTO, 11 company holidays, four floating holidays (prorated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave, and more.
- 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs.
- Employer matching donations.
- Professional development.
- Company swag.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
