Senior FPGA Engineer – Spacecraft RTL & High-Speed

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

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer in San Francisco, CA. You will architect, design, verify RTL for FPGAs used in spacecraft and ground stations, collaborating with software, DSP, and hardware teams to meet demanding requirements.

Responsibilities include RTL design for high performance systems, working across multiple FPGAs, and implementing radiation mitigation. Strong Verilog/SystemVerilog and C/C++ RTL modeling are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience.
• A passion for hardware development, fast-paced environment, hands-on design.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and testing high throughput systems 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog

FPGA

C/C++ modeling

Test benches

Education

Bachelor of Science in EE/CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

Vivado IDE

Xilinx Ultrascale/Versal

DSP toolchains

Job description

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer in San Francisco, CA. You will architect, design, verify RTL for FPGAs used in spacecraft and ground stations, collaborating with software, DSP, and hardware teams to meet demanding requirements.

Responsibilities include RTL design for high performance systems, working across multiple FPGAs, and implementing radiation mitigation. Strong Verilog/SystemVerilog and C/C++ RTL modeling are essential.