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Voyager Space · San Diego, CA · Electronics · first seen 2026-07-16

FPGA Manager

Voyager Space is seeking an FPGA Manager for the Products line in San Diego, CA. This is a 100% onsite role reporting to the VP of Product Design.

You will oversee day-to-day engineering team operations, assign resources, and ensure projects deliver on time and within budget. This is a highly technical position where you will spend at least 50% of your time developing and testing FPGA code. You must have hands-on expertise in FPGA design, simulation and testing on hardware.

Your Responsibilities

  • Design, develop and test FPGA designs for space communication systems, including resampling, filtering, mixing and error correction coding
  • Architect solutions against requirements and implement them across various FPGA technologies and platforms
  • Optimize FPGA designs for speed, performance and resource utilization, conducting thorough testing and validation
  • Oversee day-to-day engineering team operations and manage project development and execution
  • Support internal and external design and development reviews with related documentation
  • Manage project resource allocations, ensuring engineers are efficiently allocated with balanced workloads
  • Participate in proposals and trade studies, evaluating contractor and subcontractor proposals for technical feasibility
  • Review contracts, proposals and opportunities with emphasis on SOW, technical requirements, data requirements and statement of compliance before transfer to the engineering team

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
  • 7+ years of industry experience implementing complex, high-speed FPGA designs of high-throughput algorithms
  • Experience leading high performing technical teams and mentoring engineers
  • Previous experience with FPGA design, integration and test, preferably with Xilinx and Microsemi RTG4
  • Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in the design of qualified FPGA/hardware for space
  • Relevant experience engaging government and commercial customers to advance projects and initiatives at varying degrees of complexity through engineering management

Compensation

Base salary range: $165,000-$265,000 USD. Where you fall within the range depends on your experience, skills, and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include benefits or bonus/incentive.

Benefits

  • Flexible Time Off (FTO)
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families, with significant portion of premiums covered by company and many benefits paid at 100%
  • Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 50% company match on contributions up to 8%
  • Company wellness programs supporting physical and mental well-being
  • Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources

Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR and EAR), applicants must be a U.S. Person: a US Citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3). Applicants must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.