Staff FPGA/Firmware Engineer

Location

Irvine, CA

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Spacecraft Engineering

Compensation

• $175K – $225K

Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks. Turion Space is building spacecraft for national security and in-space operations. From debris removal to space domain awareness to building a more secure space economy, we are a team focused on getting real hardware to orbit fast and scaling capability. We are looking for a Staff FPGA/Firmware Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Irvine, CA. In this role, you will be accountable for the architecture, end-to-end design and verification of projects FPGA/SOC systems. This will require expertise and/or familiarity with: HDL, firmware, and low-level Linux. This is a full-time, exempt position based on-site at our Irvine, California headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Own development of HDL and firmware on custom FPGA, FPGA SoC and low-level embedded systems
• Provide early guidance and input on architecture decision for subsystem and vehicle-level architectures
• Define requirements and processes to ensure traceability and progress tracking
• Develop custom HDL modules for FPGA systems (focus on high speed data movement and handling)
• Design firmware for soft cores (MicroBlaze, RISC-V, etc.) platforms to interface with FPGA fabric and peripherals
• Create custom HDL to interface with SoC hard cores, drivers and corresponding custom firmware.
• Work with electrical engineers and others to support the bring-up of custom hardware
• Lead verification of HDL and firmware to ensure flight-readiness

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience developing firmware, or, HDL for FPGAs in a professional environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
• Demonstrated work in RTL design using VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog
• Proficiency with FPGA design tools (Xilinx Vivado, Microchip Libero, or similar)
• Experience developing firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments
• Experience developing embedded systems using C/C++
• Strong understanding of digital design and embedded systems principles
• Ability to obtain a Secret and/or TS/SCI security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with high-level synthesis (HLS) tools (e.g. Xilinx Vitis HLS, MATLAB FPGA generator)
• Experience with FPGA verification techniques (formal verification, UVM, SystemVerilog assertions)
• Familiarity with Xilinx Ultrascale, Zynq MPSoC, Versal, and/or Microchip PolarFire platforms
• Proficiency working with firmware development tools such as JLink, Keil, IAR, or GCC
• Experience with FreeRTOS and embedded Linux.
• Strong understanding of FPGA timing, floor planning, and clock domain crossing best practices
• Experience with AMBA bus architectures (AXI, AHB, APB) and custom AXI IP design
• Experience with high-speed serial interfaces (GbE, PCIe,Aurora,LVDS)and low-speed interfaces(RS422,UART,I2C,SPI)
• Familiarity with RAM architectures,effective buffering techniques,and FLASH interfaces(ONFi)
• Experience with image sensorsand camera systems

Staff FPGA Engineer / Staff Firmware Engineer: $175000 – $225000 USD.

ITAR Requirements:

This position may include access to technologyand/or software source code thatis subjectto U.S.export controls.To conformto U.S.Government export regulations applicant must be a(i)U.S.citizen or national,(ii)U.S.lawful permanent resident(aka green card holder),(iii)Refugee under8 U.S.C.§1157,(iv)Asylee under8 U.S.C.§1158 or be eligibleto obtainthe required authorizationsfromthe U.S.Departmentof State.

Benefits:

We offera comprehensive compensationand benefits package designedto supportthe well-beingand professional growthof ouremployees.In addition toa competitive base salaryand company stock determinedby factors suchas job-related knowledge education skills experience market demand full-time employeesare eligiblefor:

• Equity: Receive equityin Turion Space letting you benefitfromthe company's success
• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical dental vision coveragefor employees their dependents.​
• Retirement Plans: Access toa401(k)planto help you planfor your future.​
• Paid Time Off: Generous vacation days personal days sick days holidays ensure you have time recharge.​
• Professional Development: Opportunities ongoing training workshops courses advance your skills career growth.
• Team Building Activities: Regular social events team outings company-sponsored activities foster positive work environment.​

We are dedicatedto providing supportive enriching environmentfor our team members recognizingthat our collective successis built upon well-being satisfaction each individual. Turion Space isan Equal Opportunity Employer; employment governedon basis merit competence qualifications will not be influencedby race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental physical disability any other legally protected status. Compensation Range: $175K - $225K