Engineering Manager, Wireless and Digital Design

This role is based in Seattle, WA (relocation benefits available for those who qualify)

We're looking for an Engineering Manager, Wireless & Digital Design to lead the design of Hubble's wireless communication and localization systems and own their implementation in HDL on our satellite FPGAs. This is a player-coach role: you'll bring senior-level wireless systems expertise — modeling, algorithm design, and system architecture for direct-to-satellite Bluetooth connectivity and geolocation — while managing and growing the team of digital design engineers who turn those designs into flight-ready FPGA implementations. You'll own the full path from wireless system design to silicon: defining the algorithms and protocols that connect terrestrial Bluetooth devices to satellites and determine their position from orbit, and directing the digital design team responsible for the RTL codebase that performs localization and decodes packets from ground-based BLE transmissions.

You’ll work closely with leaders across hardware, firmware, software, and customer success to translate strategic goals into clear product plans and deliverables. This is a hands-on role for a builder — someone who can move between technical detail, customer insight, and company strategy without losing momentum.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE MEETS OUR VALUES:

A Sense of Urgency: Lead projects from concept to reality, rapidly and effectively

First Principles Engineering: Have a strong understanding of the whys behind the whats; have the ability to extrapolate from first principles to complex system design

High Learning Agility: Love to learn; have a grounded approach to recognizing your weaknesses and take the initiative to brush up on and sharpen your engineering foundations to better collaborate with your teammates with different backgrounds

System-Level Design and Analysis: Understand the requirements flow down process and be able to quickly iterate on evolving requirements
Excellent Communication Skills: Effectively convey ideas and communicate technical topics with engineering, build staff, and operations; run self-directed design reviews and participate in reviews of parallel systems
Anticipation of Needs: Identify problems, think creatively, and rapidly produce reliable and cost-effective solutions to meet the ever growing and changing needs of an early-stage company

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience across wireless systems and/or FPGA-based digital design, including 3+ years leading or managing engineering teams
• Strong understanding of communication theory and digital signal processing (DSP) — filtering, correlation, decimation, channel estimation, beamforming, timing recovery, coding/error correction, and fixed-point arithmetic
• Experience with Matlab or Python and/or C/C++ for algorithm development, modeling, and simulation, plus simulation/verification tools (e.g., ModelSim, Questa, Vivado) and scripting (Python, Tcl)
• Experience developing packet decoders for wireless communication protocols (e.g., BLE, ZigBee, LoRa, or custom PHYs)
• Experience designing localization or geolocation algorithms (e.g., Doppler-based positioning, TDOA/FDOA, angle-of-arrival, or Kalman/particle filtering for position estimation)
• Proven expertise overseeing RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog) for high-throughput, low-latency digital receivers
• Skilled in FPGA synthesis, timing closure, and resource optimization on Xilinx or Intel/Altera platforms
• Familiarity with high-speed memory interfaces (DDR/DDR3/DDR4) and high-speed serial interfaces (LVDS, SPI, I2C, UART, SERDES-based links such as JESD204, PCIe, Ethernet)
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams: setting direction, mentoring engineers, running design reviews, and delivering against evolving requirements
• Ability to work closely with RF engineers, firmware developers, and systems engineers to integrate and validate end-to-end communication chains
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability and willingness to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment

STRONGLY DESIRED

• +15 years of directly relevant experience
• Prior experience managing digital design or FPGA teams
• Experience with satellite-based geolocation or positioning systems (e.g., Doppler geolocation from LEO)
• Experience designing distributed digital signal processing systems across multiple FPGAs or compute nodes
• Familiarity with soft-core or hard-core processor integration (e.g., ARM) and peripheral interfacing (SPI, I2C, AXI); embedded Linux (Petalinux) experience
• Familiarity with synchronization techniques (preamble detection, symbol timing recovery, frequency offset correction)
• Multi-radio coexistence management — relevant given the BLE + satellite link environment. Worth including, though slightly more niche.
• Experience with lab tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and RF test equipment for bring-up and debugging
• Knowledge of low-power design techniques for space-based or resource-constrained systems

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
💰 Salary: $169,000-$266,000 (commensurate with experience) Ops to complete
🩺 Comprehensive Benefits – Health, Dental, Vision, & HSA options
🌍 Unlimited PTO
🚇 Commuter Benefits (if working from HQ)
🎓 Learning & Development Allowance
💪 Health & Wellness Stipend
🌎 Sabbatical Program – Recharge and explore new ideas
🛠 Cutting-Edge Space Tech – Work on state-of-the-art satellite system

The posted compensation range reflects multiple levels within Hubble Network's Talent architecture. Final level placement and corresponding compensation will be determined through the interview and assessment process, taking into consideration factors such as the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, and geo location!

ITAR REQUIREMENTS
Hubble is required by the U.S. Government to comply with various space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident (“green card holder”) as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).

Hubble is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Each individual has the right to work in a professional environment that promotes equal employment opportunity and prohibits discriminatory practices, including harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.