Harness Manufacturing Associate (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>Harness Manufacturing Associate (Summer 2027)</strong></h4> <p>Associate positions typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for students who have already received a bachelor's degree (or who will have done so before working at Astranis).</p> <p>As an Associate, 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, and our Associate work on projects that are of equal importance and difficulty to the projects we give our full-time employees. Many past Associates have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many now work at Astranis full-time.</p> <p>If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern.</p> <h4><strong>Role</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Support manufacturing engineers with process documentation and work instruction review</li> <li>Assist with wire harness and cable assembly builds, including cutting, stripping, crimping, labeling, and lacing</li> <li>Participate in quality inspections</li> <li>Help analyze manufacturing issues such as defects, rework, and throughput constraints</li> <li>Assist with equipment qualification, tooling and fixture improvements, and test setups</li> <li>Support DFM/DFA feedback to engineering teams</li> <li>Collect and review production data for process improvement initiatives</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Requirements</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field</li> <li>A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development</li> <li>Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize</li> <li>Strong communication skills</li> <li>Familiarity with spacecraft systems and operation</li> <li>Must be onsite 5 days a week</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Bonus</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Hands-on experience in designing, building, and testing any type or hardware</li> <li>Experience working a laboratory or industrial environment </li> <li>Experience in CAD</li> <li>Direct electrical or mechanical design experience</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><div>The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week.</div></div><div class="title">Base Salary</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$1,925</span><span class="divider">—