Space Networking Internship: FPGA & Embedded Systems

Ephemeris Net; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

On-site 3 days a week minimum

Job summary

Ephemeris Net, a pre-seed space networking company, offers engineering internships focused on optical terminals and a space networking service. Interns will work on projects that may go to space if hardware/firmware is involved or advance our network simulations.

Projects are matched to your background and our needs. You will gain hands-on experience across hardware and software areas in a small, focused team.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to build things through personal projects, research, coursework, or internships with tangible results.
• Strong fundamentals in embedded systems or FPGA development, software engineering (C, C++, Python, or Rust), optical/mechanical/electrical design, information theory, or networking/simulation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement optical transceiver FPGA firmware.
• Build a space network simulator.
• Design and fabricate test fixtures or mechanical subsystems for optical terminal prototypes or their test fixtures.
• Build high speed optoelectronic communication test equipment.
• Write embedded flight software.

Skills

Embedded systems

FPGA development

C/C++

Python

Rust

Optical design

Mechanical design

Networking & simulation

Electrical engineering

Information theory

Job description

Ephemeris Net, a pre-seed space networking company, offers engineering internships focused on optical terminals and a space networking service. Interns will work on projects that may go to space if hardware/firmware is involved or advance our network simulations.

Projects are matched to your background and our needs. You will gain hands-on experience across hardware and software areas in a small, focused team.