Sr. FPGA Engineer II

Rocket Lab’s Space Systems division builds complete spacecraft, precision payloads to the components and subsystems that allow them to thrive in space including solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, and radios.

The Space Systems division has enabled more than 1,700 missions, ranging from interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing to national security and defense initiatives. We have built spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, working with partners including NASA, the Space Developm...

Rocket Lab Optical Systems solves mission-critical space domain and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance challenges for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers. Our vision is to revolutionize the space-based payload market with innovative and novel designs for space, terrestrial, and air...

Work with the hardware design team on requirements.
Complete FPGA logic design, coding, simulation, and testing.
Support hardware and software development teams in bring-up and test of products.
Provide subject-matter expertise regarding design and automated test development procedures to customers and production support team.
Perform research and analysis of data, such as customer proposed specifications, datasheets, or manuals to determine design approach and/or feasibility.
Execute debugging of the design in the lab.
Perform synthesis, implementation, and timing analysis.

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent discipline
8+ years of experience in writing FPGA firmware from scratch in VHDL
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance
Experience with Xilinx/AMD Versal architecture
Experience with FPGAs and embedded systems in a radiation environment, including SEU/SEL impact and mitigation
Experience in FPGA- or ASIC-based image processing algorithms
Experience in both creating IP from scratch in RTL and integrating existing IP into RTL and block designs
Familiarity with C, Python or MATLAB and/or experience translating algorithms from a scripted language to HDL
Experience with software interfaces including interrupts and DMA
Experience with DDR4, Aurora, and high-speed transceiver design and verification
Familiarity with AXI Stream and AXI Memory Mapped interfaces
PCB design and schematic capture and layout with tools such as Altium Designer
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus
Regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, operate computer keyboard and controls, and communicate verbally and in writing
Must be physically able to commute to buildings

Citizenship of AU / NZ / EU / NATO