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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 11 days Rocket Lab Corporation's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Rocket Lab Corporation's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Rocket Lab Corporation
- low 0 stale, 12 reposted of 455 open
- Hiring momentum
- 683 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Rocket Lab Corporation's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Rocket Lab Corporation.
About this role
As a Senior FPGA Engineer II at Rocket Lab, you will design and implement FPGA logic for advanced electro-optical space payloads, collaborating with hardware design teams and supporting product testing. Your role will involve coding in VHDL, debugging designs, and providing expertise on automated test development. You will also conduct research and analysis to inform design approaches and feasibility.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Rocket Lab Corporation as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent discipline
- 8+ years of experience in writing FPGA firmware from scratch in VHDL
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance
Nice to have
- Experience with Xilinx/AMD Versal architecture
- Experience with FPGAs and embedded systems in a radiation environment, including SEU/SEL impact and mitigation
- Experience in FPGA- or ASIC-based image processing algorithms
- Experience in both creating IP from scratch in RTL and integrating existing IP into RTL and block designs
- Familiarity with C, Python or MATLAB and/or experience translating algorithms from a scripted language to HDL
What you get
- Base salary range of $143,300 — $214,850 USD
- Eligibility for company stock or cash incentives
- Discounted stock purchase through Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan options
- Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies or tools mentioned beyond VHDL for FPGA design, which may limit exposure to other modern practices.
- The role requires a U.S. Government security clearance, which may limit candidates who do not meet eligibility requirements.
- The job may involve prolonged periods of sitting and exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.
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Listed by Rocket Lab Corporation on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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