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Firefly Aerospace · Texas · Electronics · first seen 2026-07-17
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About Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly was the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first to achieve a successful Moon landing.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced FPGA RTL Design Engineer to design, implement, verify, and optimize custom digital logic in the FPGA fabric of Microchip PolarFire SoCs for high-reliability embedded systems. You will take designs from RTL through implementation on FPGA hardware, working in a fast-paced collaborative environment to deliver robust firmware for mission-critical space applications.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and verify FPGA logic using VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog for Microchip PolarFire SoCs, including programmable logic, DSP blocks, and high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, and SERDES
  • Create and optimize IP cores and custom peripherals and accelerators tailored to PolarFire architecture
  • Integrate FPGA firmware with embedded processors such as RISC-V cores and collaborate with software teams on Board Support Packages and Linux kernel drivers
  • Build RTL verification environments with testbenches using UVM methodologies for design correctness and coverage
  • Perform functional verification, simulation, regression testing, and coverage analysis including functional, code, and assertion coverage
  • Conduct synthesis, place-and-route, timing analysis, and debugging using tools such as Libero SoC, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes
  • Implement radiation-tolerant and fault-tolerant designs for space-grade applications
  • Develop automated test benches and CI pipelines for verification, including hardware-in-the-loop testing
  • Contribute to system architecture, security, and real-time processing requirements
  • Participate in code reviews, documentation, and stay updated on FPGA technologies and open-source contributions

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 3-5 years of professional RTL design experience using Verilog for FPGAs
  • Demonstrated experience with the full FPGA design flow: RTL coding, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and static timing analysis
  • Proficiency with at least one major FPGA tool suite such as Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus
  • Solid understanding of synchronous digital design, clock domain crossing, finite state machines, and resource and timing optimization

Preferred Qualifications

  • Microchip Libero SoC experience

Eligibility

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Benefits

Firefly offers health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short-term disability, and flexible PTO options.