Joblaze summary

In the role of FPGA Engineer at The Exploration Company, the individual will focus on developing and validating electronic systems for aerospace applications, particularly for space capsules. Key skills include proficiency in VHDL, experience with FPGA design tools like Xilinx Vivado, and a solid understanding of embedded systems. This position is well-suited for candidates with a background in electrical engineering or related fields, ideally with hands-on experience in digital electronics and a passion for space technology.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on The Exploration Company's careers page October 25, 2026.
Python appears in 15.8% of 4866 comparable mid other roles; VHDL appears in 0.1% of 4866 comparable mid other roles.

Quick facts

How much experience is required?: At least 3 years of relevant experience for this FPGA Engineer role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: FPGA, Microcontrollers, Python, VHDL, Verilog.
Does The Exploration Company sponsor work visas for this role?: Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
What seniority level is this role?: The Exploration Company targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this FPGA Engineer role at The Exploration Company.

From the original posting

We want you as a talented FPGA engineer to help us in our mission by developing the electronic systems we need for our capsule to fly.

You will be successful in this role if you are able to help us:

Write VHDL code to validate all needed functions in the FPGAs
Provide inputs to team in charge designing digital circuit boards with FPGAs and Microcontrollers for space environment
Design and validation of digital interfaces circuitry (CAN, RS422 UART, I2C, SPI, Spacewire, etc.)
Write first test software for the system to validate interfaces and hardware functions
Validating the design and ensuring failure tolerance and radiation tolerance of the functions

Key Responsibilities

In your capacity as a Digital Electronics Engineer, your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include:

Digital electronics architecture design
FPGA design and verification
Close working together with Systems Engineers to define capabilities and requirements of the digital functionality
Writing first test software for the system to validate interfaces and hardware functions
Full test cycle from first power up of prototypes to serial test concept of flight hardware
Creation and adaptation of test scripts in Python for test automation

In the role of Digital Electronics Engineer ideally, you will have the following:

Finished bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Embedded Systems or similar (can be substituted with several years of relevant work experience)
Relevant work experience in FPGA / SoC design and / or verification
Experience using Microchip Libero or Xilinx Vivado
Solid VHDL / Verilog knowledge
Embedded software knowledge (MCUs, soft-cores)
Knowledge of VUnit/UVVM is a plus
Hands-on mentality working in the laboratory (Soldering, prototype board debugging, etc.)
Knowledge of radiation effects and radiation related failure mechanisms in electronic circuits is a plus (Single Event Upsets, Single Event Transients, etc.)
Knowledge of environmental qualification and relevant standards ECSS / NASA-HBK / NASA -CBCS / MIL-STD for programming, Interfaces, etc. is a plus.

We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind

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FPGA Engineer

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