Sr. FPGA Engineer, Certification at Reliable Robotics Corporation
Mountain View, CA
$215,000–$300,000
Jul 12, 2026
Mountain View, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on the DO-254 certification lifecycle for FPGAs embedded in a phased array radar system used in airborne detect-and-avoid applications. Responsibilities include authoring certification plans and standards, developing peer-review and testing processes, qualifying design and verification tools, and coordinating directly with the FAA and DERs. It suits a seasoned hardware engineer with deep safety-critical FPGA certification experience.
Senior level · 10+ years · Mountain View, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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This role is highly specialized in FPGA hardware certification for aviation (DO-254 Level A/B), sitting at the intersection of hardware engineering and embedded firmware — it does not map cleanly to a standard SOC code. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the best fit; 15-1252 (Software Developers) is the closest runner-up given the firmware/logic design and verification work.
The job location is inferred as the San Jose/Mountain View, CA area (CBSA 41940) based on Reliable Robotics' known headquarters; no explicit city is stated in the posting.
The posting references U.S. export control compliance (ITAR), which may effectively restrict candidates to U.S. persons, though no formal security clearance is required.
The Basic Success Criteria section lists a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (or equivalent) as a hard requirement. An advanced degree is listed under Preferred Criteria.
'FPGA design and/or verifying FPGA digital logic using industry-standard design, simulation, and synthesis tools' is stated as a single requirement in the required section; split into separate skills for granularity. The specific EDA toolchain (e.g., Vivado, Quartus, ModelSim) is not named.
RADAR and RF transceiver experience appear only under Preferred Criteria.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): FPGA design, FPGA digital logic verification.
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