SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

FPGA ENGINEER, DSP (SATELLITES)

As an FPGA engineer on the satellite digital design team, you will be designing, developing, and testing FPGAs that supports safety critical logic, sensors, optical and communications systems for SpaceX’s satellite constellation. You will engage with other SpaceX engineers to discover the needs of the missions and code highly reliable software which turns the mission into reality. You will be responsible for the complete lifecycle of the software you create, including development, testing, and support.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own the conceptual, architectural, and design components of digital, signal processing, and communication systems supporting various SpaceX satellite spacecraft
• Implement logic designs and signals processing algorithms in RTL
• Integrate designs onto FPGA/SoC platforms
• Bring up and validate devices that communicate to and fly in space

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science; or 6+ years of FPGA experience without a degree
• 4+ years of experience working with complex FPGAs, or ASICs
• 4+ years of experience using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 6+ years of experience working with complex digital designs
• Experience in different stages of silicon development: RTL design, verification, synthesis, timing analysis, lab bring up/validation
• Experience integrating logic onto SoC platforms and designing high-throughput PS/PL interfaces
• Solid understanding of DSP fundamentals
• Experience interfacing with high-rate conversion interfaces (Xilinx RFSoC, AD9361)
• Experience designing and modeling DSP blocks and algorithms (filters, modems, etc.)
• Software development skills (C/C++)
• Scripting skills (bash, Perl, Python)
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing needs, requirements, and challenges

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.  

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