Senior FPGA Developer (COMSEC)

Location: Denver, Colorado, United States

Base pay range for Colorado applicants: $181,626.00–$254,275.35 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems, including launch and spacecraft systems for national security missions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, simulate, and verify FPGA solutions for COMSEC applications.
• Collaborate with circuit designers, embedded developers, electrical hardware design, and systems engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Define and document FPGA architecture, requirements, and interfaces.
• Perform synthesis, place-and-route, and timing analysis using FPGA toolchains.
• Support hardware bring-up, integration, testing, design reviews, and technical documentation.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues in laboratory and field environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of FPGA development experience.
• Proficiency in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Experience with FPGA toolchains such as Xilinx Vivado and Intel Quartus.
• Strong understanding of digital design principles, timing constraints, and verification methodologies.
• Working knowledge of AXI bus implementations.
• Experience working with hardware design teams and interpreting schematics.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.
• Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or asylee under export control regulations.

Nice to have

• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Experience in COMSEC, cryptographic systems, or secure communications.
• Exposure to zero-trust security architecture principles and implementation.
• Familiarity with high-speed serial interfaces such as PCIe, SpaceWire, and Ethernet.
• Experience with DO-254 or other hardware development assurance standards.
• Knowledge of embedded systems and hardware co-design.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety, collaboration, inclusion, trust, equality, and teamwork are emphasized.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and an Education Support Program.
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5% and stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
• Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Regular employees may be eligible for bonuses and other benefits depending on role type and job level.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
• All positions require Blue’s Standard Background Check; additional checks may apply to certain job profiles.