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About Northwood:

Northwood is on a mission to transform connectivity between earth and space and bring the benefits of space to the masses through innovations in space communications technologies. If you like building quickly and seeing your work deployed in locations around the globe with real impact, we want you at Northwood.

Role:

Northwood Space is seeking an FPGA Engineering Intern for Summer 2025 to join our team in El Segundo. As an intern, you’ll support the design, development, and testing of FPGA blocks for our antenna systems, contributing to reliable communication links for our customers. This role provides hands-on experience in digital design, data transport, and signal processing, with opportunities to work closely with engineers across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and test networking and DSP blocks on FPGAs for high-rate data processing

• Support system-level design of FPGA-firmware interfaces

• Participate in creating system architectures, analyzing trade-offs, and defining system requirements

• Collaborate with antenna, RF, electrical, and firmware engineers to advance product development from initial design and prototyping to testing and operations

• Analyze performance data from testing to identify issues and contribute ideas for product improvements

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field

• Familiarity with Verilog or SystemVerilog

• Basic understanding of Python for scripting and data analysis

• Interest in FPGA-based DSP or networking applications

• Capable of using electrical lab equipment, such as oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers, to debug FPGA designs

Compensation and Benefits:

Compensation is determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay are determined on a base-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, and technical capabilities. In addition to the base salary, Northwood Space offers long-term incentives such as company stock, stock options, and cash awards, as well as a discretionary bonus for performance. Northwood Space benefits include equity, health care, unlimited vacation, retirement savings and professional development.

Additional Information:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Northwood Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Northwood Space is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.