CAD Engineer Associate (Spring 2027)

Astranis · Mechanical Engineering Internships

Pay: $1,925/wk
Where: San Francisco
Posted: Aug 26

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.

What you'd do

Model and draw components, structures, and manifolds for the spacecraft and its supporting structures
Maintain and improve our design library and data infrastructure
Develop, ideate, and document considerate practices that enable good and efficient design
Experience with design of complex assemblies and components
Experience in the design of spaceflight components and/or vacuum compatible systems
Experience with surface modeling

What they want

Hold a four-year B.S. degree or currently pursuing a M.S. in either mechanical, aerospace, or an equivalent technical degree like physics, applied math, or industrial design
Has a passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment with hands-on development
Experience with SolidWorks
Experience with GD+T and engineering drawings