SDR Hardware Intern: Build & Test Satellite RF

Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. in Northern California is offering a Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern position for Winter 2027.

Interns work on hardware/software that may fly on our first satellite, with hands-on design, testing, and integration tasks in a lab setting. Candidates are currently enrolled in a four-year university pursuing Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with a passion for hardware development, PCB design, and RF/digital/mixed-signal design.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Ability to design, build, and test PCBA hardware from scratch.
• Strong foundation in analog/digital/mixed-signal/RF design concepts.
• Hands-on hardware development in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, implement, and test SDR hardware.
• Bring up and debug hardware in the lab with advanced instruments.
• Write code to evaluate performance and automate testing.
• Integrate systems into the spacecraft with the team.

Skills

Hardware development

Lab bench testing

PCB design

Attention to detail

Education

Electrical Engineering (in progress)

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. in Northern California is offering a Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern position for Winter 2027.

Interns work on hardware/software that may fly on our first satellite, with hands-on design, testing, and integration tasks in a lab setting. Candidates are currently enrolled in a four-year university pursuing Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with a passion for hardware development, PCB design, and RF/digital/mixed-signal design.