Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer

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$120k–$225k

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K2 Space The Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer leads FPGA prototyping, firmware enablement, and silicon bring-up for next-generation communications ASICs. The role bridges ASIC design, firmware, software, and system integration across the silicon lifecycle.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Senior FPGA & Silicon Bring-up Engineer to accelerate the development of next-generation communications ASICs. You will own FPGA prototyping, firmware enablement, first-silicon bring-up, and hardware validation, serving as the bridge between ASIC design, firmware, software, and system integration. This role spans the entire silicon lifecycle from pre-silicon FPGA platforms that enable early hardware/software integration to post-silicon debug, interface validation, and automated test infrastructure.
Develop FPGA-based prototypes to enable early ASIC integration, firmware development, and system validation.
Build hardware platforms that allow software and firmware teams to develop before first silicon.
Support first-silicon bring-up, debug, and functional validation.
Develop automated validation infrastructure for silicon characterization and regression testing.
Configure and validate digital interfaces including high-speed Ethernet SerDes, SPI, UART, GPIO, and other peripheral interfaces.
Develop FPGA-based traffic generators, protocol checkers, and test applications for interface validation.
Debug issues spanning RTL, firmware, software, FPGA prototypes, and silicon using simulation and laboratory instrumentation.
Collaborate closely with ASIC Design, Verification, Firmware, Software, Systems, and DFT teams to accelerate product development.

Qualification

BS or MS in Electrical EngineeringExperience with networking

Required

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
5+ years of FPGA development experience using Verilog/SystemVerilog and AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools.
Strong understanding of ASIC development and digital system architecture.
Experience with FPGA prototyping for ASIC development.
Experience with firmware/software enablement and hardware bring-up.
Strong hardware debugging skills using JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
Proficiency with Python and scripting for automation and test infrastructure.

Preferred

Experience with networking, communications, or satellite systems.
Experience with embedded processors (ARM or RISC-V).
Experience working with hard real-time embedded systems (bare-metal or RTOS).
Experience validating high-speed digital interfaces, including Ethernet and SerDes protocols, SPI, and UART.
Experience with silicon bring-up using JTAG, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.