Senior FPGA Engineer

Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k)

Flexible PTO

On-site meals

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to lead architecture, design, verification, and testing of RTL for spacecraft and ground stations.

You will collaborate across software, DSP, and hardware teams to meet stringent performance and space-grade requirements, contributing to a rapidly growing hardware team in Northern California.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in hardware design.
• Hands-on design and development in fast-paced environments.
• Experience designing, implementing, and testing high-throughput FPGA systems.
• Familiarity with power, thermal, and area implications at system level.
• Proficiency with Verilog/SystemVerilog for synthesis and verification.
• Writing test benches and FPGA verification at module and top/system levels.
• Experience with C/C++ bit-accurate modeling of RTL modules.

Responsibilities

• Design RTL for high performance systems including software defined radios, avionics and ground systems.
• Work with multiple FPGAs and toolchains.
• Interface FPGAs with high speed data converters, memories, MCUs.
• Design, implement and test radiation mitigation schemes on FPGA.
• Collaborate with DSP/radio algorithm designers.
• Collaborate with embedded firmware and software engineers.
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates.

Skills

5+ years of experience

Verilog/SystemVerilog

FPGA design

C/C++ bit-accurate modeling

Education

Bachelor of Science in EE/CS/CE

Tools

Vivado

Xilinx Ultrascale/Versal

UVM

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 $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. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Senior FPGA Engineer

As a Senior FPGA Engineer you'll be responsible for the architecture, the design, the verification, and test of RTL designs for the FPGAs that go into the spacecraft and on the ground station. You will work closely with the software, DSP and hardware teams to achieve design requirements.

Role

• Design RTL for high performance systems including software defined radios, avionics and ground systems, for commercial and US Government projects
• Work with multiple FPGAs and toolchains
• Interface FPGAs with high speed data converters, memories, MCUs
• Design, implement and test radiation mitigation schemes on FPGA
• Collaborate closely with DSP/radio algorithm designers
• Collaborate closely with embedded firmware and software engineers
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience
• 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
• Familiarity with system level estimates and implications of power, thermal, and real estate
• Strong proficiency with Verilog/SystemVerilog for both synthesis and verification
• Writing test benches and FPGA verification at module level and at top/system level
• Experience with C/C++ bit accurate modeling of RTL modules.

Bonus

• MS or PhD in computer engineering or equivalent
• Considerable expertise in at least 1 domain beyond just the logic design. This could be DSP/radio design, software, encryption, FEC encoding/decoding.
• Experience with Xilinx Ultrascale/Ultrascale+/Versal FPGA's
• Experience with Vivado IDE, TCL
• Experience with high speed data converters (ADCs, DACs, JESD204)
• Experience with UVM and DPI simulation methodologies
• Experience with circuit level debugging
• Experience with digital communication theory and implementation, DVB-S2X modulation/demodulation, FEC encoding/decoding as LDPC, Turbo, Reed-Solomon, Channelization, FIR/IIR filtering, I/Q signaling.
• Experience with space-based systems, Radiation tolerant design, such as TMR and ECC
• Experience with UVM

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is just one component of Astranis's total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

Base Salary

$175,000 — $240,000 USD

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))

Our mission and products are built for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, or background. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we invite all people to join our team and bring their unique perspectives to make us stronger.