FPGA Engineer

at  The Exploration Company

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.
We want you as a talented FPGA Engineer to help us in our mission by developing the electronic systems we need for our capsule to fly.

You will be successful in this role if you are able to help us:

• Design and verify VHDL code to realise all needed functions in the FPGAs
• Design and validation of digital interfaces circuitry (CAN, RS422 UART, I2C, SPI, Spacewire, etc.)
• Provide inputs to team in charge designing digital circuit boards with FPGAs and Microcontrollers for space environment
• Write first test software for the system to validate interfaces and hardware functions
• Validating the design and ensuring failure tolerance and radiation tolerance of the functions

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

In your capacity as a FPGA Engineer, your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include:

• FPGA design and verification using VHDL
• Close working together with Systems Engineers to define capabilities and requirements of the FPGA functionality
• Writing first test software for the system to validate interfaces and hardware functions
• Full test cycle from first power up of prototypes to serial test concept of flight hardware
• Creation and adaptation of test scripts in Python for test automation

You will be successful in this role if you are able to help us:

• Design and verify VHDL code to realise all needed functions in the FPGAs
• Design and validation of digital interfaces circuitry (CAN, RS422 UART, I2C, SPI, Spacewire, etc.)
• Provide inputs to team in charge designing digital circuit boards with FPGAs and Microcontrollers for space environment
• Write first test software for the system to validate interfaces and hardware functions
• Validating the design and ensuring failure tolerance and radiation tolerance of the function

In the role of FPGA Engineer ideally, you will have the following:

• Finished Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Embedded Systems or similar (can be substituted with several years of relevant work experience)
• Relevant work experience in FPGA / SoC design and / or verification
• Experience using Microchip Libero and Xilinx Vivado
• Solid VHDL / Verilog knowledge
• Hands-on mentality working in the laboratory (Soldering, prototype board debugging, etc.)
• Python and basic C Programming knowledge
• Knowledge of radiation effects and radiation related failure mechanisms in electronic circuits is a plus (Single Event Upsets, Single Event Transients, etc.)
• Digital circuit design and layout experience is a plus (KiCAD, Altium Designer, etc.)
• Knowledge of environmental qualification and relevant standards ECSS / NASA-HBK/ MIL-STD for parts derating, board design, Interfaces, etc. is a plus
• Knowledge of DO-254 standard is a plus