FPGA Intern

About Astranis

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, including 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 in 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 leading 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.

Internship Overview

Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks and are hourly roles designed for students currently enrolled at a four-year university.

As an intern, you will have the chance to work on challenging problems. We pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis meaningful work on hard projects, no matter their seniority. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware and software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many are now full-time employees at Astranis.

If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate Engineer instead.

Role

• Develop RTL for FPGA targeted applications.
• Work with multiple FPGAs and toolchains.
• Interface FPGAs with a variety of peripherals, including high-speed data converters, memories, and MCUs.
• Write software to interface and test RTL in hardware.
• Collaborate closely with electrical and software engineers.

Requirements

• US Citizenship or Green Card (legal requirement, no exceptions).
• Currently pursuing 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 on FPGAs.
• Proficiency with Verilog/SystemVerilog for synthesis.
• Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.

Bonus

• Experience with UVM and advanced SystemVerilog verification.
• Experience with Xilinx FPGAs.
• Experience with Vivado IDE and 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 one domain beyond logic design, such as DSP/radio design, software, hi-rel design (e.g., fault analysis and recovery), etc.