FPGA Associate (Fall 2026)

San Francisco, United StatesOn-site

Responsibilities

FPGA Engineer Associate (Fall 2026) Associate positions at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for new grads who have who have graduated from a four-year university. As an associate, you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems — we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on challenging projects, no matter their seniority.
RTL Development for FPGA targeted applications
Work with multiple FPGAs and toolchains
Interface FPGAs with a variety of peripherals including high speed data converters, memories, MCUs
A B.S. or M.S. in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent
Experience in designing, implementing, and testing high throughput systems implemented on FPGAs
Proficiency with Verilog/SystemVerilog for synthesis
Experience with UVM and advanced SystemVerilog verification •
Experience with Xilinx FPGAs •
Experience with Vivado IDE, TCL
Familiarity with system level estimates and implications of power, thermal, and real estate •
Experience with high speed data converters (ADCs, DACs, JESD204B) •
Experience with circuit level debugging •
Experience with digital communication theory and implementation, such as LDPC implementations •
Experience with space-based systems •
Experience with modern communication systems (RF, IF/IQ, time/freq domains, modulation) •
Experience in at least 1 domain beyond logic design.

With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.
Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs.