FPGA Electrical Engineer III Verified today
Role Overview
Honeybee Robotics' Exploration Systems division seeks an FPGA Electrical Engineer to develop custom avionics systems and motor controllers for robotic missions across the solar system. You will interface with electrical design, mechanical, test, systems, integration, software and control engineering disciplines throughout the entire product lifecycle from conception to flight-ready hardware.
Responsibilities
- Serve as flight FPGA design owner within small electrical engineering teams through design, build, test, and delivery phases. Includes close collaboration, independent work, and mentoring of junior engineers
- FPGA hardware design and bare metal programming: design digital hardware architectures for embedded robotic systems in extreme environments, create and implement RTL code for critical SoC blocks and interfaces, optimize for performance and power trade-offs
- Collaborate on design verification to ensure robust and reliable designs, support prototype development for early validation, and document design specifications and architecture decisions
- Participate in design reviews and technical discussions with cross-functional teams
- Troubleshoot and debug digital design issues, implement interfaces between digital hardware and firmware/software components
- Checkout of custom high-reliability PCBs for various avionics applications
- Define and execute tests at integrated assembly level in avionics development labs, environmental test labs, radiation test labs and vendor test labs
- Apply technical expertise to problem solving throughout product lifecycle, including design review support and verification planning
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 5 or more years developing and testing complex hardware equipment over entire product lifecycle
- Proficiency in SystemVerilog or Verilog for RTL implementation
- Experience with SoC integration and interface design
- Understanding of digital timing and synchronization concepts
- Knowledge of industry-standard bus protocols (AXI, AHB, etc.)
- Familiarity with synthesis tools and RTL-to-gates methodology
- Experience with simulation and debugging of complex digital systems
- Strong background in Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) and FPGA tool flow
- Passion for hands-on problem solving and avionics integration and test
- Ability to work independently on avionics programs with aggressive schedules
- Highly organized, safety and quality conscious, with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Graduate degree in related engineering or technical field
- 8 or more years of experience in developing hardware across entire product lifecycle
- Experience using Microchip Libero design tools
- Experience implementing custom FPGA-based motor controllers
- Experience developing and testing complex electronic systems combining hardware, firmware, and software
- Experience leading development and testing of embedded, motorized, or power systems
- Proficiency with Python, Linux/Windows shell scripting, assembly language, C, C++, MATLAB, Simulink, SPICE or similar
- Experience using Altium to design complex printed circuit boards
Compensation and Location
Base pay range for CA applicants: $130,706.00 to $182,987.70 annually. Other site ranges may differ.
This is an onsite role at our Altadena, CA office. Relocation assistance is provided.
Requirements
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Background check required.