Power Electronics Intern: Flight Hardware & Testing

Astranis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Astranis is seeking a Power Electronics Intern (Winter 2027) to join the hardware team in Northern California. This twelve-week, hourly internship offers a hands-on path to contribute to space hardware soon headed to flight.

You will work with power engineers to design, build and test flight hardware, develop test setups, prototype circuits, and automate tests while coordinating assembly and environmental testing. U.S. citizenship or eligible status is required.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a B.S. in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent technical degree)
• Interest in learning about, designing, and working with power 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

Responsibilities

• Work with the power engineering team to build and test flight hardware
• Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions
• Design prototype circuits
• Bringup and debug designs in the lab
• Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
• Coordinate assembly, integration and environmental test efforts

Skills

Power electronics

Hardware development

Lab testing

Education

Pursuing B.S. in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

SPICE simulators

Python

Job description

Astranis is seeking a Power Electronics Intern (Winter 2027) to join the hardware team in Northern California. This twelve-week, hourly internship offers a hands-on path to contribute to space hardware soon headed to flight.

You will work with power engineers to design, build and test flight hardware, develop test setups, prototype circuits, and automate tests while coordinating assembly and environmental testing. U.S. citizenship or eligible status is required.