Staff HDL Hardware Engineer Verified today
About the Role
You will act as a digital hardware design engineer for spacecraft avionics, taking full product ownership from initial concept definition through final operation by the end user. This hybrid position is based in our Tukwila, WA office and reports to the Director, Electrical Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Serve as digital hardware design engineer for spacecraft avionics, involved in all phases including requirements development, design, prototyping, bring-up, testing, debug, design iteration, and transition to production
- Synthesize design requirements from unit and system level specifications
- Write HDL for a variety of FPGAs and verify it using simulation and test
- Create test benches for your designs
- Troubleshoot performance during hardware testing and bring-up
- Create interface and design description documentation to support Flight Software verification and validation
- Interface with external suppliers to develop specifications, exchange data and deliverables, troubleshoot issues, and develop integration and test approaches
- Participate in Research and Development initiatives and provide support for the establishment of new avionics products
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field involving training in digital electronics design
- 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 the programmable logic-processor interfaces associated with those
- Demonstrated ability to write test benches utilizing ModelSim, Vivado Simulator, or similar
- Hands on lab experience using multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, programmable power supplies, etc.
- Experience with implementing, prototyping, and bringing up high speed interfaces
- Excellent interpersonal skills and belief in a strong collaborative approach within a multi-disciplinary team
- Must be a U.S. Person
Preferred Qualifications
- Delivery of multiple products including full ownership from initial concept and architecture definition through production and final implementation
- Experience with precision voltage references, oscillators, supervisory circuits, and ADCs
- Experience in component selection for devices such as FPGAs, ADCs, DDR, NVRAM, and high speed transceivers (LVDS, Ethernet PHYs, etc)
- Experience in 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, Python
Compensation and Benefits
The anticipated salary range for candidates in the Great Seattle Area, WA is $160,000 to $180,000 per year. The final compensation package will be dependent on specific background and education.
Full-time benefits eligible employees receive:
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D insurance. BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses
- 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave
- 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