FPGA Associate

6 days ago

San Francisco, California, United States Astranis Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

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.


FPGA Engineer — Associate Program
Associate positions at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for new grads who have who have graduated from a four-year university. 

As an associate, you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems — we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on challenging projects, no matter their seniority. Many past associates have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis. 
 
If you have not yet graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Intern.

Role
  • 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


Requirements
  • 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
  • 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, 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.


The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week. Base Salary $1,925—$1,925 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 our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.

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