Sr. FPGA Engineer I (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite role

Base salary: $124,800–$171,600 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global develops rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for civil, commercial, and defense space missions.

What you will do

• Collaborate with electrical, software, and other engineering disciplines to define FPGA firmware architecture and requirements.
• Design and verify FPGA firmware for Xilinx and Microchip FPGA and SoC devices.
• Develop documentation for FPGA operation and interfaces with software and other FPGA systems.
• Participate in module-level, unit-level, and system-level test campaigns, including automated testing.
• Support spacecraft development activities and test and operate systems on orbit.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, software, or another engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of FPGA firmware development experience.
• Proficiency in VHDL and a strong understanding of FPGA design fundamentals.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• U.S. export-control eligibility is required for work in U.S. offices, including U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, refugee or asylum status, or applicable authorization.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in electrical, computer, software, or another engineering discipline.
• Experience with Xilinx and Microchip tools, UVM, VUnit, software-defined radios, DSP algorithms, feedback control systems, and embedded systems.
• Knowledge of radiation effects in spacecraft avionics, signal integrity, digital timing, DWCCA, SPI, UART, I2C, CAN, GigE, and PCIe.
• Experience with embedded software, PCB designs, schematics, laboratory hardware, Git, Jira, and continuous integration.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft, satellite, and defense programs supporting civil, commercial, and national-security missions.
• Fast-paced environment focused on innovation, teamwork, tight deadlines, and practical delivery.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, flexible spending, disability, life insurance, and 401(k) with company match.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, five sick days, eleven paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Employee stock purchase program, subsidized EV charging, onsite gym, food and drinks, and other discounts.