Join the Aerospace Corporation as an FPGA and Embedded Systems Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space—delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil, and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

About Aerospace Corporation

At Aerospace, we are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees to share in our common passion and aspiration—to carry out a mission much bigger than ourselves. The Communication Technologies and Engineering Division (CTED) represents the disciplines of communications, networking, and PNT (Position, Navigation, and Timing) in support of space missions, along with their enabling technologies.

Our engineers work directly with corporate and U.S. Government customers to ensure robust and resilient communications. Our Digital Electronics and Electromagnetics Department in Chantilly, VA is engaged in modeling & simulation work and prototyping & testbed development work. The range of work includes cubesat payload development, signal collection prototypes, antenna modeling and measurements, SDR communications, and RF system support.

Position: FPGA and Embedded Systems Engineer

Location: Chantilly, VA (100% Onsite)

What You’ll Be Doing

• Joining the Digital Electronics and Electromagnetics Department as an early-career engineer.
• Solving technical problems in the areas of communications, signals collection, and data processing.
• Developing experiments and prototypes in our laboratory facilities with extensive SDR hardware, FPGA development systems, and RF signals test and measurement equipment.
• Supporting customer programs through research, analysis, development, and assessments of signal processing algorithm implementations on operational hardware.
• Using your technical abilities to keep ongoing development programs successful and influence future missions.

Requirements - Member of Technical Staff

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of two years of relevant experience in increasingly responsible roles.
• Experience in a laboratory environment working with FPGAs, SDRs, and associated test equipment.
• Experience in developing and implementing DSP algorithms on CPU, GPU, and/or FPGA-based platforms.
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 10% of the time.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SSBI security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain this level of security clearance.

Senior Member of Technical Staff:

• Minimum of five years of relevant experience in increasingly responsible roles.
• Track record of working independently and managing individual tasking.
• Proficiency in providing deliverables and briefing management and/or customers on project progress.

Stand-Out Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Proficiency with FPGA tools such as Vivado/Vitis, Quartus, ModelSim, Questasim, and/or Synplify.
• Experience implementing machine learning architectures on FPGA and/or GPU-based hardware.
• Proficiency with popular SDR tools such as GNURadio.
• Experience working with experts in antenna systems, RF systems, SIGINT processing, and hardware prototyping.
• Strong background in scientific programming languages such as Matlab, C, C++, Python, Fortran.
• Qualifications in hardware descriptor languages (HDL) such as VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, High Level Synthesis (HLS).

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is to our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically