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The ideal candidate will have strong HDL development experience, practical understanding of high-speed digital architectures, and hands-on lab debugging skills.\nResponsibilities\nDevelop, implement, and optimize FPGA designs using VHDL or Verilog\nPerform high-speed digital integration, including multi-clock domain interfaces, timing closure, and advanced clock-constraint management\nArchitect FPGA data paths with an emphasis on throughput, parallelism, and resource efficiency\nImplement and integrate AXI4/AXI-Stream interfaces and related on-chip bus architectures\nDesign and manage FPGA clocking using PLL and MMCM primitives\nUse Xilinx and Intel/Altera FPGA tools for synthesis, place-and-route, constraint definition, and timing analysis\nBuild self-checking testbenches for functional verification and regression coverage\nDebug FPGA designs in the lab using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and FPGA debug tools such as Chipscope or SignalTap\nCollaborate with DSP, systems, and software teams to define hardware architectures and support algorithm implementation\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or related technical discipline.\nMinimum 5+ years of experience in the optical communications field\nExpertise in HDL development using VHDL or Verilog\nExperience with high-speed digital design, timing closure, and parallel data path architectures\nFamiliarity with AXI4/AXI-Stream interface standards\nProficiency with Xilinx (Vivado) and Intel/Altera (Quartus) FPGA toolchains\nExperience with FPGA clocking resources (PLL, MMCM) and multi-clock domain integration\nStrong understanding of digital logic, state machines, pipelining, and data-path design\nAbility to create and maintain self-checking testbenches for module-level and system-level verification\nHands-on experience with lab debugging and FPGA hardware bring-up\n\nPreferred Skills and Experience\n3+ years of experience implementing DSP algorithms in hardware\n3+ years of experience with advanced communication systems or signal-processing architectures\nFamiliarity with MATLAB/Simulink for algorithm modeling and hardware mapping\nSelf-motivated with proven ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and resolve critical issues\nExperience in a startup or fast paced agile development environment\n\nAdditional Information:\nCompensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.\nImpulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. 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