Lead FPGA Engineer (Space)

Location: Hybrid role based in the Hawthorne, California office, United States

Salary: $183,000–$230,000 per year

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates commercial planetary rovers and related avionics and ground support equipment for exploration of distant planetary bodies.

What you will do

• Lead the FPGA Engineering group and oversee delivery of FPGA RTL designs and verification.
• Define vehicle FPGA architectures, engineering standards, development practices, tools, and processes.
• Develop digital computing architectures and HW/SW interfaces between FPGA fabric logic and processing subsystems.
• Develop unit-level RTL from initial design through flight deployment for Microsemi, Xilinx, and other FPGA or SoC devices.
• Perform simulations, test-bench development, timing analysis, hardware testing, and unit- and system-level test campaigns.
• Lead design reviews, maintain requirements traceability, and document FPGA operation and interfaces.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent field.
• 10+ years of experience in FPGA RTL architecture, development, verification, deployment, and maintenance.
• 2+ years of experience leading teams with direct reports.
• Strong Verilog or VHDL skills and proficiency in at least one scripting language, such as TCL, shell, or Python.
• Experience with verification techniques, timing and stability analysis, PCB designs, schematics, embedded software, AXI4-family protocols, and interfaces including DDR4, SPI, I2C, and UART.
• Experience designing for space environments, including radiation impacts and mitigations.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible and remote-friendly work environment within the hybrid office arrangement.
• Equity ownership in the company.
• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health benefits.
• 401(k) plan with company match, flexible PTO, and parental leave.
• Home office setup reimbursement, weekly lunch stipend, and on-site refreshments.
• Inclusive culture focused on trust, balance, diverse perspectives, purposeful execution, and impact.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by a recruiter phone interview.
• Video interviews.
• On-site interview followed by an offer and hiring decision.