SLD Avionics FPGA Engineer III - Lunar Permanence

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At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! 

As part of a hardworking team of systems engineers, hardware engineers, software engineers, and program leaders, you will play a critical role in the development, implementation, verification, and testing of HDL for our FPGA based designs, which must operate in harsh environments, under demanding conditions onboard our Avionics components in various spaceflight systems. 

You will be instrumental in developing HDL requirements in coordination with systems engineering, hardware engineering, software engineering and subsystem owners.  You will develop FPGA design and verification utilizing hardware description languages. You will be responsible for the development of tests and the associated documentation.  You will participate in design reviews.

You will work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

• Bachelor's/Master’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace, or related fields.
• 5+ years of FPGA/ASIC design and verification work experience.
• Proficient in writing RTL using Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL (SystemVerilog desired).
• Strong understanding of FPGA design concepts, CDC, constraint definition, STA, and timing closure.
• Proficient with FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, Lattice Diamond/Radiant, or Microchip Libero.
• Proficient with ModelSim/QuestaSim or equivalent simulators.
• Proficient in writing testbenches utilizing techniques such as UVM/OVM, SV Assertion, and/or functional/code coverage analysis.   
• Debugging failures in simulation to root cause problems
• 10% travel to other Blue Origin locations for various meetings, or large-scale company events.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and to communicate technical information clearly and concisely.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

• 8+ years of FPGA/ASIC development experience.
• Proficient with scripting languages like Perl or Python or Tcl is a plus
• Proficient with revision control systems, such as Git/SVN
• Experience with common on-chip bus protocols such as AMBA (AXI, AHB, APB) is a plus
• Experience with IEEE 802.3, XAUI, JESD204, I2C, SPI interfaces
• Working knowledge of NPR 7150.2, DO-254, or other safety-critical software standard.

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