Electrical Reliability Associate (Summer 2027)

Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; San Francisco (CA); In loco; USD 100.000 - 115.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. is seeking an Electrical Reliability Associate for Summer 2027 in Northern California. Associate Engineers work on reliability analyses, analyze flight hardware, and help automate testing, with opportunities to work on hardware and software heading to space.

These positions are salaried and typically last twelve weeks, designed for graduates or soon-to-be graduates. In this role, you will contribute to space hardware projects and gain hands-on engineering

Competenze

• Four-year degree in electrical or computer engineering or physics (or equivalent).
• Interest in learning about electronics systems and hardware development.
• Hands-on ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch.

Mansioni

• Perform reliability analyses on satellite systems.
• Collaborate with reliability design team to analyze flight hardware.
• Support DFMEA efforts.
• Write code to evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware.

Conoscenze

Reliability analysis

DFMEA

Python

Automation

Formazione

Electrical/Computer Engineering or Physics degree

Strumenti

LTSpice

PSPICE

ADS

Descrizione del lavoro

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.

Electrical Reliability Associate (Summer 2027)

Associate Engineer 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).

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

• Perform reliability analyses on satellite systems
• Work with the reliability design team to analyze flight hardware
• Support DFMEA efforts
• Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware

Requirements

• Have a four-year degree in electrical or computer engineering or physics (or equivalent technical degree)
• Interest in learning about, designing, and working with electronics systems
• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
• 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 agentic AI systems
• Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS, etc)
• Familiarity with standard EE lab bench (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter, etc)
• Experience with Python

The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week.

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.