FPGA Associate (Summer 2027)

Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. in Northern California is seeking an RTL Development engineer focused on FPGA targeted applications. You will work across multiple FPGAs, interfaces, and peripherals to test RTL in hardware, collaborating with electrical and software engineers on hard problems.

Ideal candidates hold a B.S. or M.S. in EE/CS/CE, have hands-on FPGA design experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog, and are eager to contribute to space-grade hardware in a small, fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• Hold a B.S. or M.S. in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• RTL Development for FPGA targeted applications.
• Work with multiple FPGAs and toolchains.

Skills

FPGA development

Verilog

SystemVerilog

High-speed interfaces

Education

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

Tools

Xilinx FPGAs

Vivado IDE

TCL

Job description

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity's reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe - large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.

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 is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.

Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world's best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

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. Many past associates 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.

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
• Write software to interface and test RTL in hardware
• Collaborate closely with electrical and software engineers

Requirements

• Hold a B.S. or M.S. in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent
• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
• Experience in designing, implementing, and testing high throughput systems implemented on FPGAs
• Proficiency with Verilog/SystemVerilog for synthesis

Bonus

• 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. This could be DSP/radio design, software, hi-rel design (e.g. fault analysis & recover), etc.

The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week.

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

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