FPGA Digital Design Engineering Intern
| Company | Kepler Communications |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, ON, Canada |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Internship |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Internship |
Requirements
- 2+ years in an Electrical or Computer Engineering degree program, or equivalent
- Experience with Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL. (You will be working in SystemVerilog)
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at a Canadian post-secondary institution
- Available for a full-time, 4–16 month internship beginning September 2025
- Opportunity to work out of our new Toronto office! This position can be based onsite at our Toronto office (24 Ward Street), hybrid, or remote, depending on the candidate’s location.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and add new functionality to our FPGA code base, including code to control and test our SDR (software-defined radio) and SDN (software-defined network)
- Design custom IP for new features of both Kepler’s satellites and ground stations
- Add support for new sensors/communication interfaces (such as SPI, I2C, UART)
- Work with high-speed FPGA interfaces (e.g. JESD204b, 10G Ethernet, Aurora)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with DSP (digital signal processing) algorithms
- Strong skills with C++ and embedded programming
- Strong scripting experience (e.g. bash, Python, Tcl, etc.)
- Relevant experience through hobbies or a university design team