Senior FPGA Engineer - Simulink (REMOTE)
Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 166,000-220,000 · 6+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 6+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
- Salary
- USD 166,000-220,000 · Base salary
About the role
- Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer - Simulink to deliver robust embedded processing solutions for communications and networking.
- The role involves executing and optimizing the FPGA firmware implementation development lifecycle, ranging from algorithms in Matlab and/or Simulink to architecture and system testing.
Responsibilities
- Work with a cross-functional engineering team (RF, DSP, Firmware, FPGA, software, Test) to deliver robust embedded processing solutions for communications and networking.
- Execute and optimize the FPGA Firmware implementation development lifecycle, from algorithms in Matlab and/or Simulink and requirements definition through architecture, design, development, Firmware implementation, test, integration, support and sustainment for low-cost FPGAs, SoCs, and SoMs.
- Establish and optimize comprehensive product development workflows and best practices across the HDL firmware lifecycle, encompassing architecture, design, simulation, verification, and system testing.
- Develop microProcessor ICDs between FPGA and message/data handling schemes
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
- Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional hardware and/or embedded systems product development teams, taking firmware and software from concept to production
- 6+ years of experience designing, implementing, and verifying FPGA-based systems using VHDL or Verilog
- Experience using code-generators to translate MATLAB/Simulink algorithms into FPGA implementations
- Proficient in C and C++
- Experience with RTOS (Real Time Operating Systems)
- Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologies
- Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, etc.
- Familiarity with flight software architectures and development processes for embedded systems
- Proficiency with basic EE test equipment (Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, etc.) and testing PCBAs.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with wireless communications systems
- Expertise in computer networking
- Experience with AI-generated software (CoPilot, Claude, Code-GPT, etc.)
- Experience with implementing enhanced security measures
- Familiarity with high reliability designs in aerospace environments
- Familiarity with aircraft systems architectures, especially with redundant systems
- Understanding and familiarity with DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160, DO-311A
- Understanding and familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Skills
- MATLAB
- Simulink
- VHDL
- Verilog
- C
- C++
- RTOS
- Ethernet
- I2C
- SPI
- PCIe
- USB
