shieldai
Staff Engineer, FPGA Design (R5347)
At a Glance
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Work Regime
- onsite
- Employment
- Full Time Employee
- Compensation
- USD 150000-230000 per-year-salary
- Department
- X-BAT Division
- Posted
- 2026-07-28T00:47:36.893000+00:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Engineering
Benefits & Perks
d above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment
Requirements
Strong experience with FPGA design, implementation, and verification using VHDL or SystemVerilog.
Demonstrated ability to build reliable, high-performance digital communication systems.
Solid understanding of timing closure, clock domain crossing, and system-level integration.
Knowledge of FPGA timing analysis and timing closure techniques.
Familiarity with version control tools such as Git.
Experience with Xilinx FPGA ecosystem (Vivado, toolchains, etc).
Responsibilities
Design and develop FPGA-based communication modules for advanced UAV platforms.
Develop solutions that enable precise timing synchronization and redundance across flight controllers.
Integrate FPGA solutions with system-level architecture in collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams.
Perform synthesis, implementation, timing closure, bitstream generation.
Debug, test, and optimize for reliability, latency, and throughput.
Collaborate with PCB designers during board bring-up and hardware validation.
About the Company
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit
www.shield.ai
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