FPGA Associate (Fall 2026)
FPGA Engineer Associate (Fall 2026)
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