FPGA Engineer IV

Join the Honeybee Robotics Motion Control team in Longmont, Colorado, and become part of a 40-year legacy as pioneers in space robotics. We specialize in creating advanced motion control solutions for NASA, defense, and commercial programs, and our work has played a critical role in thousands of projects spanning from conceptual design studies to flight missions, including NASA's Artemis I Mission and the Roman Space Telescope. We are seeking technically brilliant individuals who are passionate about their work, thrive in collaborative environments, and have a laser focus on the details that drive excellence.

Honeybee Robotics is looking for FPGA Engineer IVs to support the FPGA scope of development, design, test, and manufacturing of Honeybee Robotics' electronic Motion Control products. This individual will participate in multi-disciplinary project teams to lead the implementation of FPGA-based control systems, including individual design tasks, participating in design reviews, documenting designs, and interfacing with customers in a technical role. This includes reviewing the work and tasks of other team members.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited technical college or university in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 10+ years of relevant work experience

Experience with FPGA design for embedded systems, including:

• Verilog and VHDL
• Board-level communication interfaces (I2C, SPI, SerDes,UART/RS-422) 
• Documentation (Requirements analysis and derivation, Architectural and Design Specification, Verification and Validation Test Procedures & Reports, Interface Control Documents)
• Source control systems (Git, SVN)
• Prototype development, debugging, and testing in a lab environment 

Experience designing motion control and electromechanical systems for space environments 

• Brushed/Brushless DC Motor control 
• PID Control loop design and implementation 

Familiarity with: 

• Additional software languages (System Verilog, TCL, Python,C, C++)
• MATLAB/Simulink

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with radiation hardening and mitigation techniques for FPGAs (SEU, TMR)
• Experience with failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)




Familiarity with:

• Schematic Capture and PCB Layout
• Digital, Analog, and Mixed Signal Design
• Design Analysis and Simulation (WCA/WCCA, Reliability, Radiation)
• Linear and Switch Mode DC/DC Power Conversion
• Signal and Power Integrity (SI/PI)
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Compensation and Benefits:

• Employee Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and a 4.5% company match (100% on the first 3% and 50% on the next 3%)
• Education Reimbursement for certificate, undergraduate, and graduate programs
• Paid Time Off includes 4 weeks per year, paid parental leave, two floating, and 11 company holidays.

This job posting is anticipated to close on 10/1/2024.

Applicants for employment at Honeybee Robotics, LLC must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Honeybee Robotics, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.

Note: This job posting is intended for direct applicants only. We request that outside recruiters do not contact us regarding this position.