Environmental Test Engineer Intern (Winter 2027)

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits expanding humanitys 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 worlds 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 153000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California USA.

Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks and are hourly roles designed for students who are currently enrolled at a four-year university.

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 currently in space or heading to space shortly on on of our satellites and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.

If you have already graduated from a four-year university please apply to be an Associate Engineer.

• Work on an interdisciplinary team to design build and test satellite hardware and software.
• Operate and setup environmental test equipment including:
  • Ambient thermal chambers
  • Thermal Vacuum Chambers (TVAC)
  • Vibration shaker tables
  • EMI/EMC test equipment
• Learn to use various pieces of test equipment and instruments (thermal chambers vibration tables DAQs oscilloscopes etc.) to successfully execute test plans.
• Set up operate and conduct environmental testing including vibration acoustics thermal thermal vacuum RF

• Have a four-year degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent technical degree)
• A passion for hardware development including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize time effectively
• Strong communication skills
• Familiarity with spacecraft systems and operation
• Must be onsite 5 days a week

• Hands-on experience in designing building and testing
• Experience writing Python code to: Interface with test equipment process large datasets visualize data
• Experience in CAD
• Direct electrical or mechanical design experience
• Demonstrated ability to debug hardware and software problems under time pressure

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