Avionics Intern (Summer 2027)

<div class="content-intro"><p>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. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>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. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.</p></div><h4><strong>Avionics Intern (Summer 2027)</strong></h4> <p>Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks, and are hourly roles designed for students who are currently enrolled at a four-year university.<br><br>As an Intern, you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems — we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on challenging projects, no matter their seniority. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.<br><br>If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate Engineer.</p> <h4><strong>Role</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Work with the avionics engineering team to build and test flight hardware</li> <li>Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions</li> <li>Bring up and debug designs in the lab</li> <li>Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware</li> <li>Assist with low level software to interface with various spacecraft subsystems</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Requirements</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Currently pursuing a B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent technical degree)</li> <li>Interest in learning about, designing, and working with various spacecraft systems and subsystems</li> <li>A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development</li> <li>Experience with Python and/or C++</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch</li> <li>US Citizenship or Green Card</li> <li>Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Bonus</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software)</li> <li>Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS, etc)</li> <li>Comfortable with soldering and rework</li> <li>Familiarity with standard EE lab bench (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter, etc)</li> <li>Familiarity with basic switched mode converter design (boost and buck converters)</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><div>The base pay for this position is $29.00 per hour.</div></div><div class="title">Base Hourly Pay</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$29</span><span clas