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Sr/Staff FPGA Design Engineer

Array Labs

Design

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Posted on Sep 27, 2023

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Array Labs is building a distributed radar imaging constellation to power the first accurate, real-time 3D map of the world, and we need the help of a first-rate FPGA Design Engineer.

In this role, you’ll help shape the design of the world’s first formation-flying radar imaging constellation, which will deliver a quantum-leap in humanity's ability to rapidly and comprehensively understand our ever-changing world. You’ll work closely with our radar, communications, and spacecraft teams to build cutting-edge hardware, rapidly moving all the way from clean-sheet designs to full operational deployment in space.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Radar, Communications, and RF engineers to define, implement, and test various signal processing algorithms and digital logic functions in FPGAs
Work with HW Design Engineers and Embedded SW engineers to rapidly prototype and bring up satellite payloads that combine FPGA, processors, firmware, sensors, and networking functionality
Take full responsibility for executing RTL design with or without HLS (High-Level Synthesis), physical implementation, timing closure, and validation through simulation
Create robust software infrastructure using modern coding techniques to ensure that FPGA images seamlessly integrate into our hardware platform's Board Support Package while also functioning independently

Basic Qualifications:

B.S in Electrical or Computer Engineering
4+ years of experience in modern FPGA design, implementation, and verification
Solid understanding of FPGA logic Synthesis, partitioning, routing and timing closure
Excellent teamwork and communication skills
Learns new concepts rapidly, completely, and in a self-directed manner
High levels of self-motivation and personal accountability
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under significant time constraints
Experience in FPGA or ASIC design in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog
Experience with FPGA tools, preferably Xilinx Vivado

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
2+ years of FPGA prototyping experience (compilation, debugging and throughput tuning) on Xilinx/Altera/Lattice Semiconductor FGPAs
Strong logic design, RTL coding (Verilog / VHDL), and debugging skills
Familiar with design constraints, logic synthesis, timing closure analysis, and clock/reset domain crossing checks
Proficiency with FPGA synthesis and implementation tools (e.g. Xilinx Vivado, Altera Quartus II), HDL simulators (VCS, Questa, IES), HDL Lint tools (e.g. Spyglass), and Power Analysis tools.
Experience implementing fixed-point DSP blocks in RTL, such as IIR and FIR filters, modulator/demodulator, encoder/decoders PLLs, CORDIC operations and FFT processors, and CORDIC processors
Familiarity with custom IP verification and integration
Experience creating UVM-based test benches for verification of FPGA designs
Familiarity with processor architecture and associated communications protocols such as AXI, DMA, I2C, UART, SPI, PCIE, USB, and Ethernet.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and Bash
Experience with high-speed SERDES interfaces, Ethernet, and IP networking

ITAR Requirements:

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Array Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of merit, competence, and job qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by gender, color, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender identity, veteran status, disability status, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Interview Process

We will conduct three interviews via Zoom; the typical process takes around 2-4 weeks to complete from start to finish.

Hiring and Compensation Strategy

Our hiring and compensation strategy is simple:

1) find uncommonly good people

2) pay them uncommonly well

You can anticipate competitive pay, with high flexibility between salary and equity-based compensation.

Why you should join Array Labs

Array Labs is launching a constellation of satellites to create the first high-resolution, real-time, three-dimensional model of Earth. Our next-generation satellite technology will offer image quality 60x greater than traditional techniques, profoundly expanding humanity’s ability to understand and respond to events on a global scale.

In forging an affordable, accessible, accurate representation of Earth, our work has the potential to transform the face of dozens of fields, including autonomy, telecommunications, disaster relief, gaming, climate science, defense and construction.