Production Quality Intern (Summer 2027)

Astranis · Production & Manufacturing Internships

Pay: $29/hr
Where: San Francisco
Posted: Sep 19

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 Design, Production, Quality, and Test engineering teams to develop inspection and verifications procedures
Support root cause analysis efforts and implement corrective actions to mitigate non-conformance issues
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant data and insights for continuous improvement in quality
Support process and systems development to improve production quality
Develop dashboards, metrics, and visuals to help identify and monitor factory health
Previous internship or coursework experience in a similar role
Experience with quality management systems or hardware manufacturing
Knowledge of programming languages such as Python, R, or SQL
Direct electrical or mechanical design experience
Demonstrated ability to debug hardware and software problems under time pressure

What they want

A passion for hardware development and manufacturing systems, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Must be onsite 5 days a week