Electrical Reliability Intern (Winter 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><div class="section page-centered"> <h4>Electrical Reliability Intern (Winter 2027)</h4> <div>Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks, and are hourly roles designed for students who are currently enrolled at a four-year university. </div> <div> </div> <div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate Engineer.</div> </div> <div class="section page-centered"> <div> </div> </div> <div class="section page-centered"> <div> </div> <div> <h4 id="JobDescriptionReliabilityDesignIntern-Role"><strong>Role</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Perform reliability analyses on satellite systems</li> <li data-uuid="0864223e-6d6f-4f6d-847e-a2bb91badfb4">Work with the reliability design team to analyze flight hardware</li> <li data-uuid="5a296718-3b1f-47d0-a51b-bd31d064be4a">Support DFMEA efforts</li> <li>Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware</li> </ul> <h4 id="JobDescriptionReliabilityDesignIntern-Requirements"><strong>Requirements</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Currently pursuing a B.S. in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent technical degree)</li> <li>Interest in learning about, designing, and working with electronics systems</li> <li>A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development</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 id="JobDescriptionReliabilityDesignIntern-Bonus"><strong>Bonus</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Experience with agentic AI systems</li> <li>Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS, etc)</li> <li>Familiarity with standard EE lab bench (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter, etc)</li> <li>Experience with Python</li> </ul> </div> </div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><div>The base pay for this po