FPGA Engineering Manager

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

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You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality.

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager.

The FPGA Engineering Manager for our Products line is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the engineering team, for assigning engineering resources, and ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget. This is a hands-on technical leadership opportunity for an experienced FPGA engineer ready to lead a team while staying close to the technology. You’ll guide engineering execution, mentor team members, and help allocate resources while spending at least 50% of your time contributing directly to FPGA design, integration, and test for space communications systems. Direct people-management experience is helpful but not required; we welcome technical leads and senior engineers with demonstrated leadership experience.

The position reports to the VP of Product Design and is part of the Engineering department based in San Diego, CA. This role is 100% onsite.

In this role, the essential functions are:

Design, develop and test FPGA designs for space communication systems, including but not limited to, resampling, filtering, mixing and error correction coding

Assist in architecting solutions against requirements and implementing those solutions in various FPGA technologies or platforms

Optimize FPGA designs for speed, performance and resource utilization and conducting thorough testing and validation

Oversee the day-to-day operations of the engineering team of four and the development and execution of projects

Support internal and external design and development reviews with related documentation

Assist in project resource allocations overseeing that engineers are efficiently allocated and have a balanced workload

Participate in proposals and trade studies, including evaluating contractor and subcontractor proposals for technical feasibility.

Review contract/proposals/opportunities, with emphasis on SOW, technical requirements, data requirements and statement of compliance before acceptance and transfer it to the engineering team after acceptance

Structured guidance for individual contributors stepping into their first leadership role

Voyager Technologies is a fast growing company, and the FPGA Engineering Manager will have the opportunity to shine and advance their career very quickly.

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Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent

7+ years of industry experience implementing complex, high speed, FPGA designs of high-throughput algorithms

Experience leading high performing technical teams and mentoring engineers

Previous experience with FPGA design, integration, & test (preferably with Xilinx and Microsemi RTG4)

Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance at the level required for the position and applicable government contract. The position also requires appropriate access eligibility and a need-to-know. Clearance eligibility is determined by the U.S. Government.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience leading high performing technical teams and mentoring engineers

Experience in the design of qualified FPGA/hardware for space.

Experience leading high performing technical teams and mentoring engineers

Experience leading high performing technical teams and mentoring engineers

Relevant experience engaging government and commercial customers to advance projects and initiatives at varying degrees of complexity through engineering management

Travel, Physical and/or Government Mandated Requirements:

The good faith base salary range for this role is $ 200,000 - 265,000 at the time of this posting. Where you fall within the range depends on your experience, skills, and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include benefits or bonus/incentive. This range may be adjusted in the future.

Voyager offers a highly competitive total compensation package designed to support the well-being, growth, and success of our employees. Employees benefit from a flexible and comprehensive rewards program that supports both professional and personal well-being.

Flexible Time Off (FTO), empowering employees to take the time they need to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees

Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide, including 24 Hour Fitness, EoS Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Blink Fitness, Chuze Fitness, and more! No long-term contracts and FREE on-demand workout videos before you enroll

401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%, supporting long-term financial security

Company wellness programs that support physical and mental well-being

Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources

The opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120–130) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730–774), applicants for this position must be a U.S. Person: a US Citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3). Applicants must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.

California pay range

$200,000 — $265,000 USD