Hardware/FPGA Engineer

Location: Tempe, Arizona, United States; specific work locations may include San Jose, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the New York City metropolitan area. US citizenship and the ability to obtain a United States Secret Clearance are required.

Salary: $132,500–$209,500 annually; $164,500–$246,500 annually for specific locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the New York City metropolitan area.

Company

hirify.global develops communication technologies for consumers, businesses, governments, militaries, and space-based platforms.

What you will do

• Design high-speed digital boards, including schematics and layout guidelines.
• Develop, simulate, and verify synthesizable FPGA RTL in SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL.
• Integrate firmware onto FPGA and FPGA SoC platforms and perform hardware-firmware co-design.
• Design and validate DDR4, SERDES, UART, I2C, SPI, and LVDS interfaces.
• Lead laboratory board bring-up, integration, and debugging with logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analyzers.
• Perform worst-case analysis, signal and power integrity verification, and flight qualification for radiation-tolerant hardware.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of combined high-speed digital board design and FPGA/RTL development experience.
• Proficiency with synthesizable RTL using SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL.
• Experience with FPGA design suites and EDA tools such as Vivado, Quartus, Synplify, Mentor Xpedition, Cadence, or Altium.
• Strong laboratory debugging skills with physical target boards.
• US citizenship and the ability to obtain a United States Secret Clearance. Ability to travel up to 10%.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with space-grade and radiation-tolerant FPGAs, including Xilinx Radiation Tolerant or Microchip RTG4.
• Experience with FPGA simulation, testbench development, and tools such as ModelSim or Questa.
• Python, TCL, or Perl scripting for automation.
• Knowledge of NASA, ESA, or EEE-INST-002 parts selection and radiation-effects analysis.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, and AI development tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on space-based and mission-critical communication systems.
• Inclusive and diverse workplace focused on positive impact.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits may be included in the compensation package.
• Additional cash or stock incentives may be available depending on the position.