FPGA Engineer III @ Honeybee Robotics

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 seeking an FPGA Engineer III 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 implement FPGA-based control systems, owning individual design tasks, participate in design reviews, document designs, and interface with customers in a technical role. This may include reviewing the work and tasks of more junior engineers.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited technical college or university in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 5+ years of relevant work experience
Experience in prototype development, debugging, and testing in a lab environment

Experience with FPGA design for embedded systems, including:

Verilog and VHDL
Board-level communication interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, CAN)
Documentation (Test Procedures & Reports, Interface Control Documents, ECOs)
Source control systems (Git, SVN)

Familiarity with:

Additional software languages (C, C++, Python)
System and functional requirements generation
Brushed/Brushless DC Motor control
MATLAB/Simulink

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience designing motion control and electromechanical systems for space environments

Experience with:

Radiation hardening and mitigation techniques for FPGAs (SEU, TMR)
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 up to 3 weeks per year, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, two floating, and 11 company holidays.

We are accepting applications from direct applicants on an ongoing basis.

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.