SDR Hardware Associate — Winter Internship

Astranis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Astranis invites you to join as a Software Defined Radio Hardware Associate (Winter 2027) for a twelve-week internship. You will design, simulate, and test SDR hardware, bring up hardware in the lab, and write automation to evaluate performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on work and potential progression within Astranis’ hardware teams. Current students pursuing an Electrical Engineering degree will develop PCBAs and RF/digital hardware, applying real-world space-grade design practices and

Qualifications

• Passion for hardware development in fast-paced settings and hands-on design
• Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Proven ability to design, build, and test PCBA hardware from scratch
• Solid EE foundation in: analog, digital, mixed-signal, RF design

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, implement, and test internal SDR hardware
• Bringup and debug hardware in the lab with top instruments
• Write code to evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
• Integrate systems into the spacecraft with the team

Skills

Hardware development

PCBA design

Lab debugging

RF design basics

Digital design basics

Python (general)

Education

Electrical Engineering degree pursuit

Tools

Altium Designer

ADS/ANSYS/Matlab

Soldering & rework

Oscilloscope & network analyzers

Job description

Astranis invites you to join as a Software Defined Radio Hardware Associate (Winter 2027) for a twelve-week internship. You will design, simulate, and test SDR hardware, bring up hardware in the lab, and write automation to evaluate performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on work and potential progression within Astranis’ hardware teams. Current students pursuing an Electrical Engineering degree will develop PCBAs and RF/digital hardware, applying real-world space-grade design practices and