Inversion

Inversion

Senior FPGA Engineer

Playa Vista, California, United States · Senior

Work authorization required$161k-$221kDetected 8 days ago
PythonC++MATLABAlgorithmsLinuxSparkCybersecurityComplianceLogisticsFPGAVHDLVerilogAvionicsElectrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingSimulinkLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • These systems open the door to new ways of testing, delivering, and operating at hypersonic speeds.
  • Inherently dual-use, our technology is built to meet urgent national security needs while laying the groundwork for future commercial applications.
  • You will be a key member of the Avionics team, reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, Avionics.

Responsibilities

  • As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you will lead the design, implementation, integration, and verification of FPGA-based architectures supporting Inversion's next-generation re-entry vehicles.
  • You will work within the Avionics team to develop high-performance digital systems for RF, communications, telemetry, and real-time signal processing applications across both flight and ground hardware.
  • You will help develop critical hardware and systems for cutting-edge maneuverable reentry vehicles - advancing one of the most capable reentry vehicle platforms ever developed.
  • Our engineers are responsible for the complete lifecycle of the hardware they create, including design, development, integration, verification, and troubleshooting.
  • Design, implement, and verify FPGA-based processing architectures for RF, DSP, telemetry, and real-time embedded applications.
  • Develop interfaces between FPGAs, ADCs/DACs, processors, RF front ends, memories, and other digital subsystems.
  • Own FPGA development flow including architecture definition, RTL design, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and hardware validation.
  • Optimize FPGA designs for latency, throughput, resource utilization, power, and reliability.
  • Develop reusable IP, testbenches, and verification infrastructure to support current and future platform development.
  • Support board bring-up, integration, debug, and troubleshooting in laboratory and field test environments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
  • Strong experience with VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog.
  • Familiarity with Xilinx, AMD, Intel/Altera, or equivalent FPGA toolchains and development environments.
  • Experience with digital communications and common interface protocols.
  • Strong understanding of high-speed digital interfaces such as JESD204, PCIe, Ethernet, SPI, UART, and related protocols.
  • Experience with simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, timing closure, resource optimization, and hardware debugging.
  • Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C, or C++ for algorithm handoff, modeling, verification, or automation.
  • Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analyzers.
  • Experience with RF, telemetry, SDR, or communications systems.
  • Experience implementing digital downconversion/upconversion, filtering, channelization, packetization, synchronization, or other DSP functions in FPGA fabric.
  • Familiarity with processor/FPGA co-design and embedded Linux or bare-metal control interfaces.
  • Experience supporting qualification, environmental test, and deployment of hardware in aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability applications.
  • Experience in startup environments or small, highly collaborative engineering teams.

Compensation

  • The California annual base salary for this role is currently $137,000 - $193,000.

Company info

  • Inversion builds advanced reentry systems to deliver next-generation capabilities from space.
  • Our mission is to make Earth radically more accessible by turning Low-Earth Orbit into an on-demand logistics domain.
  • We see space not as a destination, but as a platform - one that unlocks unprecedented speed and global reach.
  • Our spacecraft are designed to deliver payloads anywhere on Earth in under an hour, operating through extreme reentry conditions and landing with high precision.
  • Backed by leading investors including Y Combinator, Spark Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, and working with partners such as the U.S. Space Force and NASA, Inversion is pushing the boundaries of what's possible in space-based defense and logistics.
  • This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who can translate system requirements and signal processing concepts into robust FPGA implementations, while driving hardware bring-up, verification, and end-to-end integration across multidisciplinary teams.
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Equal opportunity

  • Inversion provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or disability.
  • Inversion collects and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • security clearance up to Top Secret
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