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FPGA Engineer II Verified today

CesiumAstro · Westminster, CO · Electronics · first seen 2026-09-25
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About the role

CesiumAstro develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We are seeking an FPGA Engineer II to contribute to the development of FPGA circuits and systems through all phases of the development process.

What you will do

  • Design FPGA circuits at the HDL level, including high-speed serial interfaces and data streams
  • Develop digital processing cores with multiple clocks and clock domains
  • Create and implement management interfaces
  • Perform testing, validation, and verification of FPGA designs
  • Work with lab instruments such as digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, and vector signal analyzers

Minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university or institution
  • Minimum 2 years of industry experience in the design, analysis, and implementation of FPGA systems at the HDL level
  • Expertise in FPGA design and verification (Verilog/VHDL, HDL coder, Xilinx Vivado, Modelsim)
  • Hands-on experience with lab instruments such as digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, and vector signal analyzers
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred experience

  • Aerospace design and qualification
  • Worst-case analysis, failure method and criticality analyses, and reliability analysis
  • Board-level hardware design
  • Familiarity with communications systems such as digital signal processing

Compensation and benefits

Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.

Work location

Westminster, CO

US person requirement

To conform with United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.