Avionics Associate Engineer (Summer 2027)

Astranis · Avionics Internships

Pay: $1,925/wk
Where: San Francisco
Posted: Sep 23

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

Work with the avionics engineering team to build and test flight hardware
Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions
Bring up and debug designs in the lab
Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
Assist with low level software to interface with various spacecraft subsystems
Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software)
Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS, etc)
Comfortable with soldering and rework
Familiarity with standard EE lab bench (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter, etc)
Familiarity with basic switched mode converter design (boost and buck converters)

What they want

Have a four-year degree in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent technical degree), with plans to pursue a graduate degree following your time at Astranis.
Interest in learning about, designing, and working with various spacecraft systems and subsystems
A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
Experience with Python and/or C++
Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
US Citizenship or Green Card
Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.