Senior FPGA Engineer at AstranisAstranis · San Francisco

Workplace: On-site

Posted: 2026-11-03

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 $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 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…Sign in to see the original postingBrowse more developer jobs on RoleBurst