Summer 2027 - Electrical Engineering Internship, FPGA

About the role

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 hardware team is looking for Summer 2027 interns to develop HDL-level FPGA systems for satellite communication systems. FPGA development interns will work closely with CesiumAstro engineers on FPGA circuits and systems through all phases of the development process.

Responsibilities

• Design, verification, testing, and deployment of FPGA HDL designs.
• Work on high-speed serial interfaces and data streams, digital processing cores, multiple clock domains, and management interfaces.
• Perform testing, validation, and verification as central tasks for FPGA designs.
• Assignments determined by project availability and candidate interests.
• Present work to peers, mentors, and CesiumAstro executive leadership throughout the summer.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State (per U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations).
• Current enrollment in a Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Science (MS