FPGA Associate — Space Hardware Engineer (Winter 2027)

Astranis; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 53,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Astranis invites new grads to join as an FPGA Associate (Winter 2027) for a twelve-week, salaried program focused on challenging hardware/software problems that will move toward space deployment.

You will perform RTL development across multiple FPGAs, interface peripherals, and test RTL in hardware, while collaborating with electrical and software engineers in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Hold a B.S. or M.S. in electrical engineering, computer science, or equivalent
• Experience designing, implementing, and testing high throughput systems implemented on FPGAs
• Proficiency with Verilog/SystemVerilog for synthesis

Responsibilities

• RTL development for FPGA-targeted applications
• Interface FPGAs with a variety of peripherals including high speed data converters, memories, MCUs
• Write software to interface and test RTL in hardware
• Collaborate closely with electrical and software engineers

Skills

RTL Development

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Xilinx FPGAs

Vivado

TCL

UVM

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Vivado IDE

Xilinx Toolchain

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Job description

Astranis invites new grads to join as an FPGA Associate (Winter 2027) for a twelve-week, salaried program focused on challenging hardware/software problems that will move toward space deployment.

You will perform RTL development across multiple FPGAs, interface peripherals, and test RTL in hardware, while collaborating with electrical and software engineers in a fast-paced environment.