Hands-On Thermal Intern: Space Hardware & Testing

Telemetry Today LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Astranis invites students to join as a Thermal Intern (Summer 2027) to tackle challenging problems in satellite hardware and software. Interns work with the engineering team to design, evaluate, and test thermal solutions, gaining hands-on experience on hardware heading to space.

The program emphasizes hands-on design, rapid learning in a fast-paced environment, and exposure to aerospace hardware, with opportunities to contribute to real projects and potentially become full-time hires.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent technical degree (e.g. physics or applied math)
• Demonstrated passion for hardware development and hands-on design
• Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch.
• US Citizenship or Green Card

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software with engineering team
• Support design trades balancing performance margins, resource use, risk, cost, and schedule
• Perform thermal analysis from simple to detailed on hardware like propulsion components, batteries, high power electronics, RF components, mechanisms, PCB boards
• Design, evaluate, procure and test thermal solutions such as heaters, heat pipes, materials, coatings
• Develop processes and procedures for integration and assembly ensuring thermal design intent; collaborate with integration and test teams
• Plan and run thermal vacuum testing and verification at component and spacecraft level

Skills

Hands-on hardware design

Fast-paced development

Design, build and test hardware from

Education

B.S. or M.S. in mechanical or aerospace or equivalent

Tools

CAD

ANSYS

Thermal Desktop

Job description

Astranis invites students to join as a Thermal Intern (Summer 2027) to tackle challenging problems in satellite hardware and software. Interns work with the engineering team to design, evaluate, and test thermal solutions, gaining hands-on experience on hardware heading to space.

The program emphasizes hands-on design, rapid learning in a fast-paced environment, and exposure to aerospace hardware, with opportunities to contribute to real projects and potentially become full-time hires.