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FPGA Design Engineer
full timeLong Beach, California
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AT A GLANCE
Engineering5+ years experienceFull TimeBachelor’s degree required
Required
- 5+ years experience
- People Leadership
- Bachelor’s degree
Long Wall Company was created in 2024 to accelerate missile defense technology for the U.S. and our allies. We specialize in ballistic missile defense and are developing Cyclops, a low-cost, mass-producible interceptor. We also produce containerized launchers and offer low-cost t
About the role
Long Wall Company was created in 2024 to accelerate missile defense technology for the U.S. and our allies. We specialize in ballistic missile defense and are developing Cyclops, a low-cost, mass-producible interceptor. We also produce containerized launchers and offer low-cost targets for threat replication. The future of global security depends on defensive technology that redefines cost, magazine depth, and distribution to deter and defend against evolving threats. Join us.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
Mission-Driven Problem Solvers– The problems in missile defense demand ingenuity. We want engineers who approach challenges with curiosity, embrace failure as a learning opportunity, and stay focused on delivering the best solution for the mission.
Total Ownership– We seek engineers who take full responsibility for delivering flight-ready work while recognizing that no one succeeds alone. The best engineers make their teammates better, knowing that complementary skills create force multiplication and drive mission success.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and verify FPGA firmware for (Xilinx) AMD-based systems, including SoC and ACAP architectures
- Debug and validate firmware through hardware-in-the-loop testing and system integration
- Collaborate with hardware engineers to define FPGA I/O requirements and board-level interfaces
- Collaborate with software engineers to design CPU driver interfaces for custom IP cores
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, timing reports, and test plans
- Contribute to architecture decisions for FPGA/embedded systems and participate in design reviews.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of hands-on FPGA development experience with AMD/Xilinx platforms
- Expert-level knowledge of Xilinx FPGA architectures and Zynq SoC platforms
- Strong understanding of digital design principles, timing analysis, and clock domain crossing techniques
- Experience with Xilinx Vivado design suite for synthesis, implementation, and debugging
- Demonstrated ability to bring FPGA designs from concept through production
- Extensive experience with troubleshooting designs and resolving integration issues.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in HDL languages (VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog)
- Proven experience with Vivado and Vitis toolchains, including IP integration, timing constraints, and build automation
- Experience developing custom IP cores with register interfaces, interrupt generation, and DMA engine integration
- Understanding of high-speed serial interfaces (SerDes/SERDES) and multi-gigabit transceiver architectures
- Strong knowledge of streaming video/data architectures, including buffering strategies, flow control, and memory management
- Implementation of high-speed communication protocols: PCIe (Gen 1/2/3/4/5), 1G/10G/25G Ethernet MAC/PHY layers (SGMII, RGMII, UXSGMII)
- Design and optimization of streaming DMA architectures and high-throughput data paths
- Multi-clock domain design, including proper CDC (Clock Domain Crossing) techniques and metastability mitigation
- Ability to collaborate with software engineers on hardware/software interfaces, including memory-mapped register design and interrupt architecture
- Strong debugging skills using Vivado ILA, VIO, and hardware test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)
- Proficiency with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD workflows for FPGA development
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to use a computer to complete assignments
- Ability to communicate with individuals and groups in person, by phone and telepresence
- Ability to pick up to 12lbs
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will typically work in an office environment
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