Sr. FPGA Engineer II

Location: Long Beach, California, United States. U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements and ITAR-related restrictions for U.S. office roles.

Base salary: $143,300–$214,850 USD per year, plus potential equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for civil, commercial, and defense missions.

What you will do

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to define FPGA firmware architecture and requirements.
• Design and verify FPGA firmware for Xilinx and Microchip FPGA and SoC devices.
• Develop documentation covering 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 systems that may be tested and operated on orbit.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, software, or another engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of FPGA firmware development experience.
• Proficiency in VHDL and strong understanding of FPGA design fundamentals.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• U.S. office roles are subject to ITAR eligibility requirements, including applicable citizenship, permanent residency, refugee/asylee status, or required government authorizations.

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 radiation effects in spacecraft avionics.
• Knowledge of 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 work in a dynamic environment and manage competing priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft, payloads, and subsystems supporting ambitious space missions.
• Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; an HSA option; paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and parental leave.
• Additional programs include disability and life insurance, a 401(k) with company match, and an employee stock purchase program.
• Additional onsite perks include subsidized EV charging, a gym, food and drinks, and employee discounts.
• The role may involve extended sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.