FPGA Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Broomfield, COFort Collins, CO
Salary: $144,000–$192,000 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 917 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · FPGA Engineer

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The Senior FPGA Engineer joins the Battlespace Awareness team to lead FPGA development for airborne radar products. In this role, you will establish design processes and best practices while translating algorithmic requirements into high-performance hardware implementations. Your daily responsibilities include designing digital signal processing chains for data acquisition and filtering, performing timing analysis, and managing resource optimization. You will lead architecture, design, and verification efforts from concept through production, ensuring consistency across sites. The position requires expertise in RTL development using SystemVerilog and VHDL, along with proficiency in Altera toolchains and FPGA devices. You will solve complex technical problems involving real-time processing for radar systems, utilizing skills in signal processing, hardware verification methodologies, and high-speed interfaces to support advanced surveillance and targeting capabilities in the contemporary battlespace.

Skills

FPGA SystemVerilog VHDL RTL Digital Signal Processing Altera Vivado Quartus Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC PCIe Ethernet JESD204B MATLAB Git DO-254 Software-Defined Radio

What you'll do

Lead FPGA architecture, design, and verification for airborne radar systems from concept to production.
Translate signal processing algorithms into high-performance FPGA implementations on Altera SOC/FPGA platforms.
Establish FPGA design processes, coding standards, and verification methodologies for the airborne products team.
Design and implement digital signal processing chains including data acquisition, filtering, and real-time processing.
Perform timing analysis, resource optimization, and debugging of complex FPGA designs.
Develop and maintain architecture specifications, design reviews, and verification plans.
Mentor and guide other engineers as the team scales FPGA capabilities.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
8+ years of professional experience in FPGA design and development.
Strong expertise in RTL design using SystemVerilog and/or VHDL.
Demonstrated experience with Altera FPGA devices and development tools like Vivado and Quartus.
Proven experience in digital signal processing implementation on FPGAs.
Self-directed technical leadership with the ability to independently drive projects from requirements to implementation.
Experience with FPGA verification methodologies, simulation tools, timing closure, and resource optimization.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

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