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We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs.\nWe are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.\nPosition Summary\nThe Senior FPGA Signal Processing Engineer (Image/Video and Compression) will play a critical role in the design and development of advanced FPGA-based imaging and data compression solutions supporting space-based electronic systems. This position is responsible for architecting, implementing, and verifying complex, high-speed programmable logic designs for systems that process, analyze, and compress image and video data.\nThe ideal candidate brings strong expertise in image and video processing and compression algorithms, with the ability to understand existing approaches, evaluate their suitability, and modify or tune them for specific application needs, rather than developing entirely new algorithms from scratch. They have a proven track record of translating these algorithms into efficient FPGA implementations, building high-throughput, low-latency data-processing pipelines on FPGAs; performing fixed point conversion and hardware optimization; validating numerical accuracy and output quality against golden algorithm models; and collaborating across hardware, firmware, and software teams to deliver mission-critical solutions to DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers.\nDuties and Responsibilities\nWork within a multi-discipline team of engineers designing advanced processing, imaging, sensor, RF, networking, and data storage solutions for space applications, utilizing the latest FPGA technologies (with a strong emphasis on AMD (Xilinx) devices such as Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC, and Versal ACAP).\nArchitect FPGA-based pipelines for image/video or other sensor data processing and compression, including data acquisition, pre-processing, transformation, compression, and output formatting for space-based systems.\nAnalyze existing image/video processing and compression algorithms (often developed in MATLAB or similar environments), understand their operation and performance characteristics, and adapt or tune them for specific application, performance, and implementation constraints.\nUse MATLAB (and optionally Simulink or similar tools) to evaluate and refine existing algorithms, establish golden reference models for output quality, rate/distortion behavior, and numerical accuracy, and support their translation into hardware implementations.\nTranslate MATLAB-level algorithms and specifications into FPGA architectures by:Partitioning functionality between FPGA logic, embedded processors, and other accelerators.\nPerforming fixed-point analysis, quantization, and word-length optimization.\nMapping algorithms to DSP blocks, memory structures, and streaming data paths.\n\nCreate and maintain complete FPGA designs using VHDL or Verilog and, when applicable, Vivado IP Integrator, with emphasis on efficient data-path architecture, deterministic latency, and high-throughput implementations.\nCode, simulate, and verify a wide range of RTL modules for FPGAs including:DSP-oriented processing blocks (filters, transforms, resampling, and related operations).\nCompression and decompression modules based on standard or custom approaches.\nControl logic and interfaces to external peripherals and sensors or other data sources.\n\nCreate and maintain comprehensive simulation testbenches (e.g., SystemVerilog) to:Verify functional correctness of processing and compression modules.\nCompare FPGA results against MATLAB golden models.\nAchieve high code coverage and regression robustness.\n\nDevelop and maintain IP-core-level and top-level design documentation, interface control documents, and performance/quality reports.\nParticipate in and lead code reviews and design reviews.\nCollaborate closely with hardware and software engineers throughout integration to ensure processing and compression designs are correctly implemented, configured, and controlled at the system level, including driver/software API definition where needed.\nSupport system verification in an electronic lab environment, including data capture, evaluation of processing and compression performance, and system-level debug using FPGA ILA-based tools (Vivado HW Debugger, Chipscope, SmartDebug).\nProvide technical leadership on imaging and compression architectures across multiple programs, influencing technology roadmaps, IP reuse strategies, and standard algorithmic approaches within Trident SES.\nMentor junior and mid-level engineers.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical degree\nMinimum of 6 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree OR 4 years of experience with a master’s degree\nExperience implementing signal processing algorithms (preferably related to image/video processing and/or data compression) in FPGA hardware, including fixed-point conversion, resource and throughput optimization, and validation against algorithmic models.\nAbility to understand, analyze, and adapt existing algorithms for specific applications and constraints.\nExperience with RTL logic design and coding using VHDL or Verilog\nExperience with MATLAB, Simulink or similar algorithmic modeling tools.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience designing with AMD (Xilinx) SoC/FPGA devices using the Vivado Design Suite.\nExperience using Vivado IP Integrator.\nExperience designing with Microsemi (Microchip) FPGAs using Libero.\nExperience with logic simulation tools such as Modelsim/Questasim and/or Aldec\nExperience with board bring-up and verification in an electronic lab environment, including use of standard lab equipment (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal/spectrum analyzers, Ethernet traffic generators) and FPGA ILA-based debugging tools (e.g., Vivado HW Debugger, Chipscope, SmartDebug).\nExperience using revision control systems, such as Git\nHighly productive, self-motivated person able to contribute as an individual and work within a distributed team \nExperience with Linux\nExperience with C/C++\nPay Information\nFull-Time Salary Range: $97,000 - $180,000\nPlease Note: Actual compensation offered will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, internal equity, business considerations, and geographic location where applicable.\nBenefits\nHired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:\nHealth benefits\nMedical \nDental \nVision\nBasic life with AD&D\nShort term disability\nLong term disability\nAncillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)\nSpending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)\nPaid time off\nHolidays\n401(k) (including company match)\nTuition reimbursement\nLeaves (Parental, maternity, and military)\nAnnual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)\nTrident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position. \nTrident Systems is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact .\nPay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. 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