FPGA/ASIC Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering)

About this role

SpaceX is seeking a FPGA/ASIC Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering) to join their Silicon & Chip Design team. This role involves cutting-edge work in AI acceleration and semiconductor technologies. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in their area of specialization and a passion for pushing the boundaries of hardware and software co-design.

What you’ll do

• Define micro-architecture and implement RTL for high-performance blocks
• Partner with verification, DFT and physical design to close timing, power and area
• Drive designs from specification through tape-out and post-silicon bring-up

Required silicon / compute stack

• SystemVerilog
• RTL
• UVM
• Synthesis / STA
• DFT
• Physical Design

Requirements

• BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Strong SystemVerilog/Verilog and industry-standard EDA tool experience
• Solid understanding of digital design, timing closure and low-power techniques

Typical for this role category. See the employer’s official posting for the exact requirements.

About SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, and operates the Starlink satellite network. Its silicon engineering group builds custom ASICs and FPGAs for Starlink terminals, satellites and launch vehicles.