Senior FPGA Engineer

About us

We are a well-funded, seed-stage stealth-mode company based in Torrance, CA, building modular intelligence and autonomous systems for a wide range of vehicles and applications.

About the role

We are seeking an FPGA Engineer to design and implement complex FPGA designs for advanced, highly embedded multidomain robotics platforms. The ideal candidate is motivated and a self-starter, willing to expand their knowledge and expertise.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test FPGA-based systems to enhance product capabilities
• Build hardware/firmware specifically for avionics, robotics, and flight-critical systems
• Develop and maintain RTL/firmware for peripherals, converters (ADC/DAC), and communication interfaces including 1 Gb+ Ethernet, PCIe, Serial (SPI, UART)
• Conduct simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing, and validation

Required qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• 3+ years prior experience
• Work on location in Torrance, CA
• Minimum BS in EE, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Strong problem-solving and small-team skills
• Experience in VHDL/Verilog, SoC design, and FPGA platforms (strong preference for VHDL)
• Worked with AMD/Xilinx FPGAs and/or SoC FPGAs
• Experience with EDA tools: GHDL, GTKWave, OpenOCD

Specific job tasks

• FPGA architecture & integration: architect FPGA subsystems; integrate FPGA designs with embedded processors (ARM/RISC-V soft or hard cores); define register maps and HW/SW interfaces; collaborate with PCB designers on signal integrity, pin planning, and power
• Verification & validation: develop simulation testbenches; functional simulation and waveform analysis; timing analysis and closure across multiple clock domains; system bring-up and debug using on-chip analyzers (ILA/SignalTap equivalents)
• Hardware debug & integration: debug FPGA designs using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG tools; support hardware bring-up of new boards; work with software and controls engineers to integrate FPGA functionality into the robotics platform

Desired skills

• Linux/Mac knowledge; command line and Unix tools
• Familiarity with Lattice/Microchip (Microsemi/Actel) and other cost-effective FPGA platforms
• Experience with AXI bus (AXI Stream, AXI-4, etc.)
• DSP on FPGA data flows and implementations
• Processing, data routing, compute pipeline design
• Timing closure techniques
• Preference for real-world validation over simulated

Why join us

• Innovative and complex systems
• Hands-on engineering
• Collaborative and growth-oriented environment
• Competitive salary and benefits