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Summer 2027 - Electrical Engineering Internship, FPGA

CesiumAstroElectrical
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What you need

  • Enrolled in BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering
  • Understand combinational and sequential logic, finite state machines, timing
  • Digital design or hardware-description experience through coursework or projects
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Debug complex systems and learn new technical concepts

What you'll do

  • Develop and test RTL for high-speed serial interfaces and data streams
  • Create testbenches and verification environments for FPGA systems
  • Present work to peers, mentors, and executive leadership
  • Work with engineers through multiple FPGA development phases
  • Generate constrained-random stimulus and measure verification coverage
Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

The CesiumAstro FPGA team is looking for Summer 2027 interns to apply digital design and verification principles to FPGA’s for satellite communication systems.

FPGA interns will work closely with CesiumAstro engineers on FPGA’s through multiple phases of the development process. Interns will primarily focus on either FPGA design or FPGA verification, based on project needs, experience, and interests.

FPGA Design assignments may include developing and testing RTL for high-speed serial interfaces and data streams, digital processing cores, multiple clock domains, and management interfaces.

FPGA Verification assignments may include developing testbenches and verification environments, creating test scenarios, generating constrained-random stimulus, checking expected behavior, debugging failures, and measuring verification coverage.

Assignments will be determined by a mix of project availability and the interests of the successful candidates.

Prior FPGA-specific coursework or experience is not required. We recognize that access to FPGA courses, development boards, commercial tools, and verification environments varies among universities. We are looking for candidates with a strong foundation in digital design or software-based verification concepts and an interest in applying those skills to FPGA development.

CesiumAstro interns regularly present their work to peers, mentors, and CesiumAstro executive leadership throughout the course of the summer. As such, excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

To apply, please include a cover letter describing your interest in digital design, FPGA development or verification, and either space systems or communication systems, as well as your status as a US citizen or permanent resident.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Current enrollment in a Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Science (MS), or PhD program in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university.
  • Understanding of fundamental digital design concepts, such as combinational and sequential logic, finite state machines, timing, and synchronous digital systems.
  • Digital design or hardware-description experience gained through coursework, research, personal projects, competition teams, internships, or other technical activities.
  • Demonstrated ability to approach technical problems methodically, learn new concepts, and debug complex systems.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

    • FPGA development or verification experience through coursework, research, internships, personal projects, or extracurricular activities.
    • Experience with SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL, or UVM.
    • Experience with FPGA or HDL development tools such as AMD/Xilinx Vivado, Questa/ModelSim, or similar tools.
    • Experience in digital signal processing.
    • Experience with embedded systems or board-level digital hardware.
    • Coursework or experience in communication systems.
    All CesiumAstro internships are compensated competitively and located onsite at one of our facilities.
     
    CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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    About CesiumAstro

    CesiumAstro builds multi-beam phased array communication systems for satellites, aircraft, and ground vehicles, providing high-bandwidth data links for defense and commercial missions.

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