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. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
#### Avionics Associate Engineer (Winter 2027)
Associate Engineer positions typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for students who have already received a bachelor's degree, and plan to return to receive their Master's following their Associate role at Astranis.
As an Associate Engineer, 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 Engineers work on projects that are of equal importance and difficulty to the projects we give our full-time employees. Many past Associate Engineers have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many now work at Astranis full-time.
If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern.
#### Role
* 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
#### Requirements
* 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.
#### Bonus
* 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)
The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week.
Base Salary
$1,925—$1,925 USD
U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))
Our mission and products are built for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, or background. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we invite all people to join our team and bring their unique perspectives to make us stronger.
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Base Salary — 1,925 – 1,925 USD — (<div>The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week.</div>)