FPGA Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Reliable Robotics Corporation; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Reliable Robotics Corporation is seeking an FPGA Design Engineer intern in Mountain View, CA to join the flight software team. You will work on FPGA design, synthesis, simulation, hardware integration, and verification to support the autonomy stack and flight computer development.

The role requires enrollment in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with a graduation window of 2027–2028 and hands-on experience in Verilog/SystemVerilog, C/C++, or Python, plus lab instrumentation.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent with a projected graduation between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Experience developing digital logic in Verilog, VHDL, or SystemVerilog.
• Hands-on lab experience with power supplies, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters.
• Proficiency in C, C++, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, synthesize, simulate, and verify FPGA logic.
• Integrate FPGA designs with hardware and contribute to multiple FPGA projects supporting the autonomy stack.

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog

C/C++/Python

Lab instrumentation

Education

EE/CE undergraduate or graduate program

Tools

FPGA hardware tools

FPGA design tools

Job description

We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods — and eventually people — move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

As an FPGA Design Engineer intern at Reliable Robotics you will be a part of the flight software team which owns the firmware and software at the heart of the Reliable Robotics autonomy stack. We are a creative and diligent team that provides dependable computing, networking, signal processing, and motor control solutions to bring our aircraft to life. Your contributions will directly enable development of our flight computer and air to air RADAR, unlocking higher-level capabilities, and setting the stage for product certification & delivery to market.

Responsibilities

In your role as a FPGA Design intern, you will work in a highly collaborative and cross-functional development environment including mutual peer review to maintain high product quality. This work will include FPGA design, synthesis, simulation, hardware integration, and verification. You will contribute to multiple FPGA projects in support of the long-term Reliable Robotics technology roadmap.

Basic Success Criteria

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent with a projected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028

• Experience developing digital logic either in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog

• Hands on experience with lab equipment: Power supplies, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters

• Proficient in C, C++, or Python

Preferred Success Criteria

• Previous industry experience with FPGAs and aerospace hardware

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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