# FPGA Engineer

Worker Type RegularJob Description Summary AV is seeking skilled and adaptable FPGA engineers to work as members of a multi-disciplinary team supporting multiple technology areas. Our Space Tech division develops high-performance electromechanical, electro-optical, control, and communication systems. These solutions include digital signal processing algorithms deployed using System on Chip (SoC) or Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) in combination with General Purpose Processors (GPPs) and microcontrollers. Position Responsibilities Develop and maintain general-purpose and mission specific RTL/Firmware Develop and maintain firmware for peripheral interfaces Analog to Digital Converters Digital to Analog Converters Serial links and communication interfaces (SpaceWire, SPI, CameraLink, 1Gb+ Ethernet, MIL-1553B) Develop and maintain automated FPGA firmware platform build scripts Deploy firmware to physical devices Architect and develop firmware for space electronics, including FPGAs, microcontrollers, and RTOS-based systems. Optimize embedded software for radiation-hardened and high-reliability environments. Conduct system integration, testing, and validation of firmware in simula

- **Id**: 4091032
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/aerovironment-fpga-engineer-3>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Albuquerque, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T20:13:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T20:13:00Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6749
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Drones & UAVs, Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 176366
- **Name**: AeroVironment
- **Domain**: avinc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/aerovironment>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 33
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.788
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 36
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **RTOS** — Optional: no
- **SpaceWire** — Optional: no
- **Verilog** — Optional: no
- **VHDL** — Optional: no
- **Xilinx Vivado** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T20:13:00Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 36
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T23:27:54Z

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