# Senior FPGA Engineer

**Company:** [Northwood Space](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/northwood-space)
**Location:** Torrance, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $140k – $226k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Fpga, Verilog, Systemverilog, Python, Digital Signal Processing, Networking, Fpga Soc, C++, Rust, Pcbas, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers
**Posted:** 2026-08-25

> The Senior FPGA Engineer will architect and implement FPGA networking and DSP systems for phased-array satellite ground stations, leading designs from concept through deployment and improving fielded system reliability. Requires 5+ years of digital hardware design experience, FPGA development expertise, and a bachelor's degree in a hardware-focused field.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and implement networking and digital signal processing blocks on FPGAs for high-rate phased-array antenna data.
- Lead projects from concept through prototyping, productization, deployment, and operations.
- Define requirements, assess architectural trade-offs, and optimize resilient, high-speed communication systems.
- Review field-test data and resolve hardware-software integration issues to improve reliability and throughput.

## Requirements
- 5+ years delivering complex digital hardware designs.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar hardware-focused field.
- Strong Verilog/SystemVerilog skills for efficient, synthesizable designs.
- Python experience for automation, simulation, and system integration.
- Hands-on FPGA-based DSP and/or networking experience.
- Experience with FPGA SoCs, processors, peripherals, and custom logic.
- Proficiency with oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers for debugging high-speed FPGA designs.
- Ability to work onsite in Torrance.

## Nice-to-haves
- C++ or Rust experience for embedded software.
- Experience architecting high-performance PCBAs, including FPGA integration.

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