Avionics Associate Engineer Intern — Space Hardware

Astranis Space Technologies; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies in Northern California is seeking an Associate Engineer (Summer 2027) to work with the avionics team on flight hardware and test equipment.

The twelve‑week, salaried program gives graduates hands‑on experience in hardware design, testing, debugging, and writing code to evaluate performance and automate tests for satellite hardware. Strong Python/C++ skills and a four‑year EE/CE degree are essential.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent) with plan to pursue graduate studies.
• Interest in spacecraft systems and subsystems.
• Hands-on hardware development in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Python and/or C++.
• Ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch.
• US Citizenship or Green Card.

Responsibilities

• Work with the avionics engineering team to build and test flight hardware.
• Design test equipment to validate designs across stressed conditions.
• Bring up and debug designs in the lab.
• Write code to evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware.
• Assist with low-level software interfacing with spacecraft subsystems.

Skills

Python

C++

Hardware design

Lab testing

Automation testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

LTSpice

PSPICE

ADS

Job description

Astranis Space Technologies in Northern California is seeking an Associate Engineer (Summer 2027) to work with the avionics team on flight hardware and test equipment.

The twelve‑week, salaried program gives graduates hands‑on experience in hardware design, testing, debugging, and writing code to evaluate performance and automate tests for satellite hardware. Strong Python/C++ skills and a four‑year EE/CE degree are essential.