Sr. FPGA Engineer II

About Rocket Lab

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Work with the hardware design team on requirements.
• Complete FPGA logic design, coding, simulation, and testing.
• Support hardware and software development teams in product bring-up and test.
• Provide design and automated test development expertise to customers and production support teams.
• Analyze customer specifications, datasheets, and manuals to determine design approach and feasibility.
• Debug designs in the lab.
• Perform synthesis, implementation, and timing analysis.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
• At least 8 years of experience writing FPGA firmware from scratch in VHDL.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Xilinx/AMD Versal architecture.
• Experience with radiation-environment FPGAs and embedded systems, including SEU/SEL mitigation.
• Experience with FPGA- or ASIC-based image processing algorithms.
• Experience creating and integrating RTL IP.
• Familiarity with C, Python, MATLAB, HDL translation, interrupts, and DMA.
• Experience with DDR4, Aurora, high-speed transceivers, AXI interfaces, PCB design, and Altium Designer.

Physical and Workplace Requirements

• The position requires commuting to buildings and may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, and computer work.
• The role may include occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.
• The job requires close, distance, peripheral, and depth vision, the ability to focus, and regular use of hands and fingers.

Compensation

• The stated base pay range for Virginia is $143,300 to $214,850 USD.
• Additional compensation may include stock or cash incentives, an employee stock purchase plan, benefits, leave, and other perks.