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Posted Apr 29FPGA Intern (Fall 2026)
at Astranis
San Francisco, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Write software to interface and test RTL in hardware
- Collaborate closely with electrical and software engineers Requirements:
Requirements
- Many past interns have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis. If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate Engineer. Role:
- 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
- Currently pursuing 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.
Benefits
- 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.