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Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer Verified today

K2 Space · United States · Electronics · first seen 2026-08-12
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The Role

You will own FPGA prototyping, firmware enablement, first-silicon bring-up, and hardware validation for next-generation communications ASICs. You serve as the bridge between ASIC design, firmware, software, and system integration, spanning the entire silicon lifecycle from pre-silicon FPGA platforms that enable early hardware/software integration to post-silicon debug, interface validation, and automated test infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Develop FPGA-based prototypes to enable early ASIC integration, firmware development, and system validation.
  • Build hardware platforms that allow software and firmware teams to develop before first silicon.
  • Support first-silicon bring-up, debug, and functional validation.
  • Develop automated validation infrastructure for silicon characterization and regression testing.
  • Configure and validate digital interfaces including high-speed Ethernet SerDes, SPI, UART, GPIO, and other peripheral interfaces.
  • Develop FPGA-based traffic generators, protocol checkers, and test applications for interface validation.
  • Debug issues spanning RTL, firmware, software, FPGA prototypes, and silicon using simulation and laboratory instrumentation.
  • Collaborate closely with ASIC Design, Verification, Firmware, Software, Systems, and DFT teams.

Required Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of FPGA development experience using Verilog/SystemVerilog and AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools.
  • Strong understanding of ASIC development and digital system architecture.
  • Experience with FPGA prototyping for ASIC development.
  • Experience with firmware/software enablement and hardware bring-up.
  • Strong hardware debugging skills using JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
  • Proficiency with Python and scripting for automation and test infrastructure.

Desirable Experience

  • Networking, communications, or satellite systems.
  • Embedded processors (ARM or RISC-V).
  • Hard real-time embedded systems (bare-metal or RTOS).
  • Validating high-speed digital interfaces, including Ethernet and SerDes protocols, SPI, and UART.
  • Silicon bring-up using JTAG, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.

Compensation

  • Base salary: $120,000-$225,000 + equity.
  • Comprehensive benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, and paid parental leave.

Export Requirements

This role requires access to information and items controlled by U.S. export control regulations (ITAR). You must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.