Lead FPGA Engineer - Remote Opportunity

About the Role

Venturi Astrolab is seeking a Lead FPGA Engineer to join our innovative team focused on exploring and operating on distant planetary bodies. This Lead FPGA Engineer remote position will allow you to work collaboratively with a world-class team dedicated to designing and building multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers.

What You'll Do

• Own and define the vehicle system FPGA architecture, standards, practices, processes, and tools.
• Support avionics digital system architecture and requirements development and analysis.
• Lead the development of Astrolab FPGA RTL design and verification by other FPGA engineers.
• Develop FPGA logical architectures and requirements in collaboration with other engineering disciplines.
• Own unit-level RTL development from blank sheet to flight for Microsemi, Xilinx, or other FPGA or SoC devices in either SystemVerilog or VHDL.
• Perform design verification, including simulations, test benches, timing analysis, and hardware testing.
• Lead design reviews, demonstrate requirement traceability, and create documentation for FPGA operation and interfacing with other SW and FPGA systems.
• Participate in test campaigns ranging from unit-level manual tests to system-level tests.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 15+ years of experience in FPGA RTL architecture, development, verification, deployment, and maintenance.
• Skilled in SystemVerilog or VHDL.
• Proficient in at least one scripting language (TCL, shell, Python, etc.).
• Experience with verification techniques and timing/stability analysis.
• Proficiency in understanding PCB designs and reading schematics.
• Understanding of embedded software and AXI protocols (at least AXI4 family).
• Knowledge of common bus and memory interfaces (DDR4, SPI, I2C, UART, etc.).

Nice to Have

• Experience designing for space environments, including radiation impacts and mitigations.

What We Offer

• Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration.
• Equity ownership in the company.
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible PTO and parental leave.
• Home office setup reimbursement.
• Fully flexible and remote-friendly work environment.
• Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site.
• Monthly social hour on-site with food and drinks.