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Communications/DSP Intern (Fall 2024)

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Software Engineering
  • San Francisco
  • Quick Apply

AI generated summary

  • Passionate individual with strong fundamentals in signals and systems, digital communications, software development, and analog concepts. Experience with signal generators, analysers, and oscilloscopes. US Citizenship or Green Card required. Bonus points for experience with software defined radios, Python, GNU Radio, and FPGA development. Mobile and willing to work onsite in San Francisco.
  • The candidate will design signal processing for custom software defined radio hardware, collaborate with FPGA developers, model the end-to-end radio system, drive radio architecture trade studies, and optimize system performance for various markets and use cases.

Requirements

  • A passion for working in a fast-paced environment and constantly learning
  • Strong fundamentals in "signals and systems" (basic transforms, filters, aliasing, analysis in both continuous and discrete domains, interpolation, decimation, etc)
  • Strong fundamentals in digital communications (modulation, coding, synchronization, fading, doppler, multiple access, channel capacity, etc)
  • Familiar with software development (some experience writing software for DSP, MCU, and/or FPGA, experience in one or more scripting languages)
  • Familiar with analog concepts (amplifiers, analog filters, gain and delay variation, reflections, compression, etc)
  • Experience working with signal generator, signal analyzer, network analyzer, oscilloscope, etc
  • US Citizenship or Green Card
  • 40 hours per week minimum
  • Must be onsite in San Francisco 3 days a week minimum
  • Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
  • Bonus:
  • Experience with software defined radios
  • Experience with Python
  • Experience with GNU Radio
  • Experience with FPGA development (and/or embedded C)

Responsibilities

  • Design signal processing for custom software defined radio hardware (ex. channelization, equalization, PA linearization, gain control, carrier synchronization, symbol mapping, framing, channel coding/FEC, etc)
  • Work closely with FPGA developers to implement and test the signal processing on radio hardware
  • Model the end-to-end radio system from earth to space, and back.
  • Drive radio architecture trade studies, run link budgets, optimize the radio system for maximum performance for dozens of markets and use cases around the world

FAQs

What is the duration of the internship at Astranis?

Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks.

Is the internship position hourly or salaried?

The internship position is hourly.

What is the eligibility requirement for applying to this internship?

Applicants must be currently enrolled at a four-year university.

What kind of projects will I work on as an intern at Astranis?

Interns will have the opportunity to work on hard problems and engage in meaningful work on challenging projects, including designing and testing hardware/software for satellites.

Are there opportunities for interns to transition to full-time roles?

Yes, many past interns have gone on to become full-time employees at Astranis after their internships.

What should I do if I have already graduated from a four-year university?

If you have already graduated, you should apply for the Associate Engineer position instead of the internship.

What is the focus area of the internship for the Communications/DSP role?

The internship will involve work related to communications and digital signal processing (DSP) within the context of satellite technology.

Who is eligible to apply for this internship?

The internship is designed for students currently enrolled at a four-year university; those who have graduated should apply for a different position.

Small, low-cost communications satellites, in higher orbits.

Engineering & Construction
Industry
201-500
Employees
2015
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Astranis is building small, low-cost telecommunications satellites. Our mission is to help get online the 4 billion people who are without internet access.