Senior FPGA Engineer (Aviation Cabin Systems)

Location: Seattle, WA, United States; hybrid with 4 days on-site

Salary: $180,000–$210,000 base salary per annum

Company

Established aviation technology business supplying audio, video, and cabin systems for business and commercial aircraft worldwide, with in-house engineering from concept through production.

What you will do

• Own FPGA designs from requirements through delivery for 4K video and digital audio products.
• Build 4K video pipelines on Xilinx devices, including scaling, HDR/SDR, and colour conversion.
• Develop digital audio processing with I2S TDM and audio over Ethernet.
• Integrate PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, HDMI, DisplayPort, and SDI interfaces.
• Simulate, verify, and debug designs in the lab; support board bring-up, timing closure, and performance tuning.
• Prepare design documents and interface specifications while collaborating with hardware, software, and systems teams.

Requirements

• BSEE or equivalent degree.
• 8+ years of hands-on FPGA development experience.
• Proven end-to-end ownership of FPGA designs.
• Experience with Xilinx FPGAs, Vivado, and VHDL or Verilog.
• Experience with audio and video processing at up to 4K and gigabit speeds.
• Experience with DisplayPort, HDMI, and SDI.
• Experience designing across multiple clock domains with AXI interfaces.
• Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States is required.

Nice to have

• Zynq experience.
• Audio/video over Ethernet experience.
• GMSL, GigE, or DSI-2 experience.
• Linux scripting and CI/CD exposure.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time position.
• Hybrid schedule with 4 days on-site; a 4x10 schedule is available.
• Hands-on role with scope to lead new product development.
• Employer sponsorship is not available.