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Senior Avionics FPGA Design & Verification Engineer - TeraWave Verified today

Blue Origin · 3 Locations · Electronics · first seen 2026-09-03
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About the Role

Blue Origin is developing TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network delivering symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO).

As part of the Spacecraft Systems team, you will develop vehicle avionics with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) at the core for vehicle control and operation with processing and integration of various system interfaces. You will design, develop, and verify high-performance avionics hardware for space flight vehicles.

What You Will Do

  • Design and develop digital hardware architectures for high reliability satellite avionics
  • Create and implement RTL code for critical SoC blocks and interfaces
  • Contribute to architecture optimization for performance, power, and cost trade-offs
  • Collaborate on design verification to ensure robust and reliable designs
  • Participate in advanced verification techniques: Assertion-Based Verification, Universal Verification Methodology, and Constrained Random Verification
  • Support prototype development for early validation
  • Document design specifications, architecture decisions, and implementation details
  • Participate in design reviews and technical discussions with cross-functional teams
  • Troubleshoot and debug complex digital design issues
  • Implement interfaces between digital hardware and firmware and software components
  • Research and evaluate new architectural approaches to meet evolving requirements
  • Drive requirements definition, modeling, analysis, design, test, and production release
  • Follow avionics designs through formal verification, environmental qualification, release, and participate in integration and flight support activities

Minimum Qualifications

  • B.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
  • 7+ years of experience in digital design and SoC architecture
  • 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
  • Solid knowledge of simulation-based test using Questasim and evaluation of code coverage metrics

Compensation

Compensation range varies by location: CA applicants $156,802.00 to $219,522.45; CO applicants $144,179.00 to $201,849.90; WA applicants $156,802.00 to $219,522.45. Other site ranges may differ.

Employment Requirements

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background check required for all positions.