Senior FPGA Engineer

Astranis • San Francisco

Design and verify FPGA RTL for spacecraft and ground systems, including software-defined radios and avionics, collaborating with hardware and DSP teams.

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.

Senior FPGA Engineer

As a Senior FPGA Engineer you'll be responsible for the architecture, the design, the verification, and test of RTL designs for the FPGAs that go into the spacecraft and on the ground station. You will work closely with the software, DSP and hardware teams to achieve design requirements.

Role

Design RTL for high performance systems including software defined radios, avionics and ground systems, for commercial and US Government projects
Work with multiple FPGAs and toolchains
Interface FPGAs with high speed data converters, memories, MCUs
Design, implement and test radiation mitigation schemes on FPGA
Collaborate closely with DSP/radio algorithm designers
Collaborate closely with embedded firmware and software engineers
Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent
5+ years of experience
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
Familiarity with system level estimates and implications of power, thermal, and real estate
Strong proficiency with Verilog/SystemVerilog for both synthesis and verification
Writing test benches and FPGA verification at module level and at top/system level
Experience with C/C++ bit accurate modeling of RTL modules.

Bonus

MS or PhD in computer engineering or equivalent
Considerable expertise in at least 1 domain beyond just the logic design. This could be DSP/radio design, software, encryption, FEC encoding/decoding.
Experience with Xilinx Ultrascale/Ultrascale+/Versal FPGA’s
Experience with Vivado IDE, TCL
Experience with high speed data converters (ADCs, DACs, JESD204)
Experience with UVM and DPI simulation methodologies
Experience with circuit level debugging
Experience with digital communication theory and implementation, DVB-S2X modulation/demodulation, FEC encoding/decoding as LDPC, Turbo, Reed-Solomon, Channelization, FIR/IIR filtering, I/Q signaling.
Experience with space-based systems, Radiation tolerant design, such as TMR and ECC
Experience with UVM

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is a single component of Astranis's total rewards package, which may also include equity in the form of incentive stock options, high quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary

$170,000—$235,000 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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