FPGA Engineering Manager (Space Communications)

Location: San Diego, CA; 100% onsite. Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance and export authorizations.

Base salary: $200,000–$265,000 USD.

Company

hirify.global develops mission-critical space, defense, and national security technologies.

What you will do

• Lead the day-to-day operations of a four-person engineering team, assign resources, balance workloads, and oversee project execution.
• Spend at least 50% of the time designing, integrating, and testing FPGA solutions for space communication systems.
• Design and optimize high-throughput FPGA algorithms including resampling, filtering, mixing, and error-correction coding.
• Architect solutions against requirements across FPGA technologies and platforms, validating speed, performance, and resource utilization.
• Support internal and external design reviews, technical documentation, proposals, trade studies, and evaluation of contractor proposals.
• Mentor engineers and provide structured guidance to individual contributors entering their first leadership role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of industry experience implementing complex, high-speed FPGA designs for high-throughput algorithms.
• Experience leading high-performing technical teams and mentoring engineers.
• Experience with FPGA design, integration, and testing, preferably using Xilinx and Microsemi RTG4.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance, access eligibility, and need-to-know are required.
• Applicants must be a U.S. Person under applicable ITAR and EAR requirements and eligible for required export authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience designing qualified FPGA or hardware for space applications.
• Experience engaging government and commercial customers to advance projects and initiatives of varying complexity through engineering management.
• Direct people-management experience is helpful but not required; technical leads and senior engineers with demonstrated leadership experience are considered.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven environment focused on space, defense, and national security technology.
• Flexible Time Off and support for work-life balance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families, with significant company-paid coverage.
• 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
• Wellness programs, voluntary benefits, employee support resources, and gym membership options.
• Full-time employees receive a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.