FPGA Engineer

Loft Orbital•18 Rue de l'Aéroport, Blagnac, 76 31700, FR• Full Time

Posted 6 months ago• Software

Job Description

Wanna Join the Adventure?

We are looking for an FPGA Engineer to join our Hardware team and contribute to the development of our satellite systems. In this role, you will implement and validate FPGA logic, collaborate with other engineers, and take part in improving our processes under mentorship. You’ll contribute to mission-critical designs, while helping to ensure that our FPGAs meet performance, reliability, and quality standards.

About This Role:

FPGA Design and Development: Collaborate with the team to develop, implement, and verify FPGA logic, supporting Loft’s satellite systems and product roadmap.

Verification and Validation: Participate in the testing and validation of FPGA designs, ensuring reliability, performance, and adherence to mission requirements.

Process Optimization: Support and improve Loft’s FPGA development processes, contributing to best practices for consistency and scalability.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with the engineering, software, and integration teams to ensure FPGA designs align with overall mission objectives.

Must Haves:

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

3+ years of experience in FPGA design and development.

Proficiency in VHDL or Verilog. Familiarity with FPGA toolchains (e.g. Xilinx Vivado) is a plus.

Understanding of digital design principles including synthesis, timing analysis, and testing.

Strong problem-solving skills, and ability to work in a team, communicate clearly, and learn quickly.

Some of Our Awesome Benefits:

Equity, we want you to have an active role in our success

Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations & RTT ) and flexible working hours, we want you to be at your best

Health and life insurance, we care about your health

Lunch Vouchers, because let’s be honest, we love food! (we even have a slack channel about it #loft-gourmand)

Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco, Colorado, and Toulouse to learn from our differences

Company and team off-sites and many other events to work & celebrate together

Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable

*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes.

Who We Are

Loft: Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and flexible way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, in-orbit demonstrations, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 25 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

At Loft, you’ll be given the autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges, but with a close-knit and supportive team at your back. We believe that diversity and community are the foundation of an open culture. We are committed to hiring the best people regardless of background and make their time at Loft the most fulfilling period of their career.

We value kind, supportive and team-oriented collaborators. It is also crucial for us that you are a problem solver and a great communicator. As our team is international, you will need strong English skills to better collaborate, easily communicate complex ideas and convey important messages.

With 4 satellites on-orbit and a wave of exciting missions launching soon, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.