# Senior Staff FPGA Engineer at CesiumAstro

- Company: CesiumAstro
- What the company does: CesiumAstro delivers scalable satellites, terminals, and software-defined systems for the missions that matter—built for performance, ready to deploy. Backed by Kleiner Perkins.
- Company website: https://www.cesiumastro.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Westminster, CO
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $184K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/CesiumAstro/61d1edff-1113-40eb-9b11-0d838cc87595
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cesiumastro-senior-staff-fpga-engineer-2/

## About the role

At CesiumAstro , we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

## What they're looking for

- A Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university or institution
- 12 years of industry or university research experience in the design, analysis, and implementation of FPGA systems at the HDL level
- Proficiency in VHDL and/or Verilog design capture
- Familiarity with radiation-tolerant FPGA devices (Xilinx Versal, Xilinx UltraScale+, Xilinx RFSoC, Micorsemi PolarFire, RTG-4)
- Expertise in FPGA implementation (synthesis, place and route and timing closure) and verification
- Proficient in HDL coder, Modelsim RTL simulation tools, Xilinx and Microsemi tool flows

Tags: FPGA