Senior FPGA Engineer

Job overview

The Senior FPGA Engineer role is onsite in Seattle, WA, with a base salary range of $120,000–$225,000 per year, plus company equity. K2 Space builds high-power satellite platforms for commercial and U.S. government missions. The engineer owns the architecture, implementation, and verification of FPGA firmware used across spacecraft systems. The work supports reliable vehicle networking, RF systems, and real-time control, from design and testing through spacecraft integration and operation.

What you'll do

• Own architecture and implementation of programmable logic systems supporting vehicle networking, RF systems, and real-time spacecraft subsystem control
• implement designs in VHDL and SystemVerilog
• verify and validate designs through simulation, bench testing, and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds
• support integration, testing, and troubleshooting
• develop tools and infrastructure for reliable FPGA solutions.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior fpga engineer

fpga firmware

vhdl

systemverilog

spacecraft

satellite systems

seattle wa

k2 space

$120k–$225k

equity

hardware-in-the-loop testing

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Company equity
• paid time off
• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• life insurance
• paid parental leave
• additional perks.

Why this role

The role spans FPGA firmware and spacecraft systems, with work involving fault tolerance, real-time control, high-speed data routing, and telemetry downlink.

About the employer

K2 Space is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.