FPGA Intern (Winter 2026)

Astranis • San Francisco, CA

74d • $29 - $29

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• US Citizenship or Green Card (This is a 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 implemented on FPGAs
• Proficiency with Verilog/SystemVerilog for synthesis

Nice To Haves

• Experience with UVM and advanced SystemVerilog verification
• Experience with Xilinx FPGAs
• Experience with Vivado IDE, 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 1 domain beyond logic design. This could be DSP/radio design, software, hi-rel design (e.g. fault analysis & recover), etc.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• The base pay for this position is $29.00 per hour.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees